Japanese gov't ministries admit to padding employment rates of disabled

The land and internal affairs ministries said Friday they may have padded their employment rates of people with disabilities, following the launch of a government investigation into the matter.The revelation is likely to spark criticism of the government given that it has called on the private sector to hire more people with disabilities.With nearly 10 ministries suspected of inflating their figures, the government is currently conducting an investigation into such padding practices for the past 40 years.Ministries and agencies are believed to have misrepresented the rates by including in t…READ FULL ARTICLE