200? wow! yuriko thinks the momentum and organisation of the paralympics welcome to bbc news — of the paralympics here will change has highlighted another important broadcasting to viewers how japanese people interact reason why it is vital in north america with disabled people. that the games provide and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. against the president what is it about the culture a long—lasting legacy. since protest began in september. here around disability that makes the first time they converged mass demonstrations on the national army things a bit difficult? against president omar al bashir headquarters in khartoum, of sudan have continued calling for the army to join them hello. it is turning out to be a weekend into the night. protestors have for the first time in theircampaign of mixed fortunes in terms converged on the national army of the weather. headquarters in the capital some of us are keeping the cloud khartoum, close to the presdient‘s against omar al—bashir. through the day on sunday. official residence. there will also be a few showers around, particularly in the east. but still some spells of sunshine, theresa may has insisted she had especially further west. to reach out to labour to achieve now, quite a murky start —— president's official residence. to sunday morning. brexit all risk letting it slip it will be frost—free they're calling on the military through ourfingers. around 5% of the population of japan with temperatures first thing around tojoin them in their campaign she said there was a stark is registered disabled, about 4—8 degrees. choice between leaving and this figure is set to rise. to oust president bashir who's ruled with a deal or not leaving at all. for nearly thirty years. our africa editor, fergal keane, has this report. the opposition wanted the biggest yet i've not seen or noticed as many people with disabilities demonstration yet here as i have another major there are reports of new clashes outside of tripoli. cities around the world. the rebel army is expected to be 15 miles from the centre of the city. why do you think that is, i'm off to an event when nondisabled that people are shy to help? people actually get to experience government forces are trying to hold the advance of rebel troops loyal is it a culture thing? a bit of what life is we keep that cloud across parts to khalifa haftar. of scotland with some outbreaks of drizzly rain. eastern england too fairly cloudy with some heavy showers like for people like us. moving in as we head on into the afternoon. best of any spells of sunshine part of the success will be across parts of of the paralympics will hinge on people's experience of tokyo. northern ireland, wales down towards the south—west of england too. so, tell me a little bit in the south it's reasonably mild the defence secretary has ordered with that in mind, the city has with temperatures an investigation in the military, spent billions preparing about what's going on here? aroud13—17 celsius. after it emerged that six soldiers for the event, which includes further north, across the northern

updating the infrastructure we have our para—sports awareness half of the uk in fact, were arrested following with lifts and escalators. event, we have a lot we're looking at around of different para—sports. about 9—12 degrees. an allegation of sexual assault. you can try out anything you want. it's going to be mild in london, 16 celsius or so, but for the boat races in the afternoon there is a chance that we could catch some of those it's claimed a teenage female heavy potentially thundery showers so something we're keeping recruit was assaulted quite a close eye on, those showers through by male colleagues. it's hoped that events like this i am trying to find the entrance will not only educate the public the head of the army, to shibuya station, which i'm told on how to behave around general sir mark carleton—smith, should be just up ahead. people with disabilities, said the allegations but actually change society. sunday afternoon. were being taken very seriously. simonjones reports. "a damaging week for the army", i am told that the metro system i have a physical impairment, in the words of its leader, is about 90% accessible. but i'm not a special person. into the evening hours, general sir mark carleton—smith, but... is this the entrance? para—sports as a whole, the showers drift their way responding to allegations no way to get in with an elevator? they can change society. a little bit further west. the pa ralympics has it is still a fairly cloudy picture of a sexual assault by troops. no elevator? the power to change society. there is no signs to say it has been changing little across the country and, where the accessible route is. by little, and in the next three again, we are looking at largely years, we are going to change frost—free conditions so i'm just going to have to start your monday morning. according to the sun newspaper, so monday will be something a female soldier is understood of a mixed picture to brave the stairs, in terms of the weather. to have told her bosses she woke up to find a group of men we've still got some rain, because i don't know particularly in the south, standing over her. our society very fast. across parts of southern they reportedly had been drinking. england, south wales too. it is said she screamed this is a weak weather front and they ran off. which is going to be quite six men, who are members of an army sports club, where the elevator is. slow—moving across the region. have been arrested. but further north, actually a different picture here. the chief of the general staff, it all looks very great. we've got much more sunshine in a message to his troops, i can see the wheelchair basketball for much of northern england, said: happening over there. northern ireland and scotland too. exit, toilets, information... would you like to try some? go on, then. let's give it a crack. this is the worst thing i've with the power of translation ever done in my life. take it easy on me. apps, i can find a lift. temperature here around 10—14 degrees or so. further south, we're likely to see

are you ready? the defence secretary gavin downstairs? ok, thank you. 0k! some slightly milder weather. i don't think so, but ok. moving through now, monday be nice to me, please. night on into tuesday, williamson wrote on twitter: so, there isn't an we've still got this weather front elevator on this floor. which is goingto be lingering so it's stairs again. across the uk. some uncertainty about exactly how far north that's going to be. nice! thank you. low pressure sitting out shibuya station underwent towards the south—west. with an easterly breeze, a huge makeover in 2013. now sprawling over three levels, we could well see cloud lingering around the east coast for a time. it's a bit of a struggle still some rain on tuesday on that to navigate, especially weakening weather front. most likely across southern with so many steps. england into wales, but it could be a little that review will also there are lifts and escalators bit further north. look at this footage. at the moment it looks in an unrelated incident, here but it takes me more than 20 like much of scotland, soldiers in afghanistan minutes to actually find them. that was genuinely terrifying. northern ireland and northern filmed apparently using an image of the labour leaderjeremy corbyn england should see some sunshine. for target practice, how was it? 8—11 celsius. 1a or 15 degrees in that milder air you're sweating a lot. that was really scary! but you've got the cloud and the rain further south. looking ahead towards the middle part of the week. condemned by the mod we've got that milder airfora time, as totally u na cce pta ble. look at it, it's quite refreshing particularly in the south, it is unusual for military top brass to see so many people engaging but you'll notice the blue colours to make their concerns with the events, with the trials. starting to edge their way about personnel public. i was a little bit cynical a bit further south so things ok, this looks more like it. are set to turn a little bit colder but the mod feels it about this, coming into it, needs to send a message, right, the first challenge is... people doing para—sports, sometimes it's a bit naff. notjust to serving soldiers, actually, you know what? but to the wider community, international languages. people were really engaging with it. too, that bad behaviour and if that is what it takes in the army won't be tolerated. too high for me to reach. simon jones, bbc news. to expose people to this kind of sport and engage with people with disability i guess it's only a good thing. now on bbc news it's time could i buy a ticket? he's going to help me.

for the travel show. i'm paul carter, i'm a journalist and i have come here to tokyo to experience its culture, its sights and smells. like a lego cityscape, it doesn't look real. i think coming here and surviving it's much bigger at least, i think so. for as long as i have in finding my way around has been 0k. thank you! an achievement for me. than i was expecting. disability—wise i've found that maybe people were perhaps a little bit reticent to offer assistance, i have come as any other western but perhaps it was a shyness tourist could come and do, in offering to want to help, but i have also come i think is the issue. by the time i reached the platform on the lowest level, everyone connected with disability here as a disabled person, is really super—aware of the fact i was pretty tired. that they still can improve to experience all of those things and want to get better, through the eyes of someone and they are really trying to get better, and with the paralympics i have no idea if i'm actually coming here it has almost given them who might have some difficulties getting over some of those in the right place but we'll a catalyst to sort of make that problems, getting around. soon find out. change sooner, and greater ifeel like i'm... than perhaps they would 00:03:36,209 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 have done otherwise. and it seems i'm not the only one. ifeel like i'm done for the day already and i haven't even even locals are confused got anywhere yet. by the signage. how do you find it tokyo is one of the most densely access—wise, the subway? but eventually, i reach my destination. populated cities in the world. ifeel like i'm done for the day and next year, it will play host already and i haven't even

to the olympics and paralympics. got anywhere yet. japan expects a record a0 million visitors in 2020, including many disabled travellers. so i want to find out how prepared its capital is to welcome an influx of foreign visitors, especially people like me. i was born without any lower arms or legs, as you can probably see we made it. i use short prosthetics to a side street. to get around. oh well, we sort of got there. so i'm just off to try and find something to eat. obviously it does pose some challenges, particularly with my height, and in terms of fatigue i can't walk very long distances. it's just over 500 days there is quite a big bar culture in the countdown to the paralympics. here in tokyo so it means that anywhere with high stools like this is actually out of bounds to me, but post—games, japan wants as it would be to wheelchair to show the world a society

users for example. that is inclusive for all. i do have to be a little i was curious to find out how tokyo's historic monuments measure bit more picky. up for accessibility. sensoji is tokyo's oldest sometimes people see me and have a perception of who i am, and most famous temple, originally built in the 7th century. and what i might be able to do and what my limitations are. hey, josh. hello. good to meet you. and i don't always think good to meet you too. that their perceptions necessarily so this is sensoji temple? meet my reality. it is, yeah. want to show me the sights? let's go. can i have this one? canadian—born josh has lived here for a decade and runs a website 0h! offering advice 0k. is that 0k? to disabled visitors. success. i don't know where to look first. we have a table. sights everywhere. arigato. cutlery wise, there is a selection yeah, there is. the building's not original. i was going to say, it doesn't of chopsticks, which for obvious look 1,400 years old. i think one of the things that's reasons aren't much use most impressive about this place to me, and some spoons. is that they've done it a lot no forks, so i planned ahead to make it wheelchair accessible, but they have done it in a way that and i have the japanese word doesn't affect the feeling of the place. forfork on my phone... that is the lift, the elevator? so when my food comes i will see if they have any. yeah, it's well hidden, a lot of people didn't know otherwise it will be a job of improvising. where it was. they had to put a sign on it. ah, thank you, arigato. as we enter the main pagoda, success! i begin to absorb some

of the ancient traditions i have a fork. of japanese buddhist culture. so, what's happening over here? they‘ re making prayers. the first thing that strikes me looks good! about this is the scale of it. it's much bigger than i was expecting and it's a lot more, for want of a better word, gold. there are around 6 million people with disabilities in japan, yes, it is! and my goal over the next few days is to see what it is like for us everyone here seems very deferential. to visit this city. there is quite a sense of reverence here. yeah, it is very important to people in japan. in the past 10 years, 11 years, since you have been here, have you seen things change? yeah, for sure. for example, along with the infrastructure improvements, i think people's attitudes have begun to change a lot more. before, there would be barely anybody else out in a wheelchair. you did get strange looks we're off to the skytree. and stuff like that. not really sure what to expect, people are able to go out more often looking forward to the view. it's a reasonably clear day so they're going out more often, so hopefully we'll be able to see something at least. and because about people around them are getting more used to, i guess we'll find out when we get to the top. it is already looking busy inside. you know, different there are quite a few escalators colours of society. and with the olympics coming

to get up but that's not too bad. up soon, i think it's getting even better. i'm quite lucky that i can use escalators all right, there are lifts here as well. the skytree is the world's tallest tower, and one of the country's tokyo 2020 will be the first games where sponsors are mandated most popular attractions. to acquire rights for both the olympics and paralympics. advertisers have been asked this is the mostjapanese thing i've to feature paralympic athletes just seen since i've been here. as prominently as olympians in their advertising campaigns. hello kitty over here, i meet one of the paralympics‘ people dressed up in all kinds organising committee, of slightly weird outfits. who has been taking part in the drive to raise awareness, including talks and demonstrations at hundreds of schools and businesses. hi, thank you very much. and organisation of the paralympics thank you. which way... has highlighted another important this way. reason why it is vital thank you. that the games provide a long—lasting legacy. around 5% of the population of japan built in 2012, this modern icon stands at a whopping 634 metres high. is registered disabled, and this figure is set to rise. yet i've not seen or noticed as many announcer: the tokyo skytree people with disabilities here as i have another major cities around the world. temple deck, floor 350. i'm off to an event when nondisabled people actually get to experience a bit of what life is oh, my earsjust popped. like for people like us. 00:07:46,253 --> 2147483051:40:37,841 so, tell me a little bit 2147483051:40:37,841 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 about what's going on here? i am told it can withstand earthquakes up to 7.0 magnitude as well as handle some 10,000 visitors a day. whoa! that's amazing!

looks like a lego cityscape, it doesn't look real. i think when you get up here it is just a sense of not only scale, of how massive this place is, but how densely populated it is, how everything is so tightly packed together. i think usually on a clear day you are supposed to be able to see mount fuji in the distance, but i think the weather gods haven't smiled on us today. man and woman speaking in japanese. this is actually like heaven for me, i have this game at home. i have seen all these original sketches, i was not expecting to see something like this here. oh my god, there is

merchandise as well. take me away, before i spend all my money. me and tall things don't usually go together, to be honest with you, but it's actually nice to feel like i'm looking down on something for once. you can't come to the skytree tower and not have your photo taken. oh my god! laughs. i've just realised there is a glass floor. 0h... that makes me feel a little bit sick. 0h... laughs. i really don't like it! i love it! got my best side. sayonara! that was so cool. but you know, if you can cope

with the crowds it is fairly easy to get around. could have done without the glass floor, to be honest with you, not the biggest fan of heights, didn't realise that was there, but no, absolutely cracking fun, really good place to come. but to be honest, i only had high expectations of tokyo, one of the most high—tech and futuristic capitals in the world. and uniquely, this city has been down this road before. newsreel: the world ‘s biggest city, more than ten million population and still growing, tokyo prepares for the first olympic games to be held in the orient. a massive facelifting is but one part of the feverish activity in the japanese capital. back in i964japan‘s capital became the first asian city to host the games, and the first city outside of europe to hold the paralympics.

newsreel: speaks japanese. 378 paralympians representing 2! countries were greeted with an enthusiastic and heartfelt welcome to tokyo. helped by the star power of japan's then crown prince and princess, who were committed to raising awareness of disability in sport, the 1964 paralympics were hugely popular. some 5,000 spectators turned up to cheer on the athletes over the five day competition. the 1964 championships and subsequent paralympic games put disabled people in the spotlight. but what is it like for people living here from day—to—day? i'm in the lively harajuku area, to meet an award—winning disability vlogger who has been documenting her journeys around japan. ah, yuriko, hi! i'm paul, nice to meet you! hi, nice to meet you!

how are you? hi, i'm good! this is pretty busy. yes, so crowded. what is this place? i could tell. so you've made videos and provide information for disabled people, how did you start doing that, and why?