Like a scene from a science fiction drama, elementary school students produced screws at specialized super-precision parts maker Katsuragawa Seira Co. in Tokyo s Ota Ward.
Saou Ichikawa, who has congenital myopathy, was awarded the prestigious prize for her humorous novel "Hunchback," which offers commentary on the privileges of non-disabled people.
An author with a physical disability on Wednesday won Japan's prestigious Akutagawa literary award for the first time for her work about a disabled woman's anger and desires.