Large hotels in Japan must set aside rooms for those with wheelchairs

The government said Tuesday it will make it mandatory for new large hotels to secure rooms for wheelchair-bound visitors ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.Under the revised "barrier-free" enforcement order approved at the Cabinet, hotels or inns with more than 50 rooms that are planned to be built or renovated must set aside more than one percent of their total number of rooms for individuals with wheelchairs.Implementation of the order will start on Sept. 1, 2019."By preparing initiatives for travel and accommodation for people with disabilities, we would like to realize the…READ FULL ARTICLE