Speech-to-Text Tech Used in Osaka High Court, Wage Hike to Keep Carers & COVID Cases Increase

Spectators are typically not permitted to use electronics, but the individual relies on speech-to-text technology due to impaired hearing and was interested in attending the trial after learning about it through the media. The Japanese government will help raise wages for care workers to alleviate labor shortages in the sector, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Takamaro Fukuoka said in a recent interview. Staff shortages at care facilities are "very serious," Fukuoka said. He then noted that "the pay growth rate in the sector is said to be low” The weekly average of new coronavirus cases at designated hospitals across Japan rose for the first time in three months in the seven days through last Sunday, health ministry data showed Friday. The number of newly hospitalized COVID-19 patients reported by about 500 designated medical organizations nationwide was 1,175, up 37 percent from the week before. Episode Notes: ‘Osaka High Court Allows Laptop So Hearing Impaired Spectator Can Use Speech-to-Text Technology’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/11/23/osaka-high-court-allows-laptop-so-hearing-impaired-spectator-can-use-text-to-speech-technology/ ‘Japan Govt Aims to Ease Care Worker Shortages through Wage Hikes’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/11/23/japan-govt-aims-to-ease-care-worker-shortages-through-wage-hikes/ ‘Japan’s weekly COVID-19 cases rise for 1st time in 3 months’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/11/24/japans-weekly-covid-19-cases-rise-for-1st-time-in-3-months/