Long-forgotten films shed light on 1964 Tokyo Paralympics

Two long-forgotten films offering a rare glimpse of the staging of the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics and conditions faced by the physically disabled in Japan at the time have been shown in Tokyo about one year ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.Gathering dust for about five decades, the films capture the atmosphere of Japanese society in 1964, when the aftermath of World War II was still being felt, as well as the active involvement by Japan's then Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko -- now former emperor and former empress -- in the country's disabled sports movement.The 1964 Paralym…READ FULL ARTICLE