[MHLW] 42nd National Skills Competition Held for Persons with Disabilities (Abilympics)

The 42nd National Skills Competition for Persons with Disabilities (Abilympics), organized by the Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers, was held at Makuhari Messe (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture) from November 4 to 6, 2022.

The Abilympics is a coined word combining “ABILITY” and “OLYMPICS”. It has been held annually (except for when the international convention was held) since 1972 to improve the vocational abilities of persons with disabilities, to deepen understanding and awareness of them among companies and the public, as well as to promote their employment.

Besides, the Silver, Bronze, and Effort Award winners (titles omitted), the Gold Award winners and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Award winners are as follows:

Skills Competition Category

Name

Nominated prefecture

Dress Making

N/A

 

Cabinet / Furniture Making

N/A

 

Desktop Publishing（DTP）

Nagasaki, Kazushi

Nagano

Mechanical CAD

Adachi, Hiroto

Aichi

Architectural  CAD

N/A

 

Electronic Assembly and Testing

Kobayashi, Motoki

Aichi

Artificial Limb Production

N/A

 

Dental Techniques

Yoshida, Yuki

Tokyo

Word Processing

Antatsu, Mei

Nara

Data Base

Ishikura, Masafumi

Fukuoka

Creating WWW Pages

N/A

 

Floral Arrangement

Fujisawa, Kazuyo

Kagawa

Computer Programming

N/A

 

Office Cleaning Service

Kabetani, Kana

Kanagawa

Product Packing

Kusaka, Yukinori

Miyagi

Café Service

Yamashita, Yuka

Wakayama

Office Assistant

Nishikawa, Haruko

Wakayama

Spreadsheet

Ishida, Masanori

Nagasaki

Nail Treatment

N/A

 

Photography

Ido, Jinya

Ehime

Computer Assembly

Tateno, Yutaro

Kanagawa

Computer Operation

Kitagawa, Ichiro

Saitama

Computer Data Entry

Shiroma, Taiga

Osaka

Tailoring

N/A

 

Wood Carving

Matsu’uchi, Hiroyuki

Kumamoto
In November next year, the 43rd National Skills Competition for Persons with Disabilities (Abilympics) is scheduled to be held at facilities in Aichi Prefecture.

See below for more information:
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_28893.html

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