From our other sites
The story
Miyuji (45), a musician and the eldest son of rock singer Kuwana Masahiro and singer Ann Lewis (70), announced on Instagram that he has moved into a group home for people with disabilities in Osaka. Miyuji has publicly disclosed that he has panic disorder and depression, and he reportedly decided to move after receiving a proposal from the facility. On 5ch, the thread drew reactions from many angles — the cost of using a group home, memories of Osaka tied to his father Kuwana Masahiro, and comments about his family — along with some voices questioning the need to disclose the disability in the first place.
11/5 (Thu) 12:09
Miyuji (45), a musician and the eldest son of the late rock singer Kuwana Masahiro and singer Ann Lewis (70), updated his Instagram on the 4th, revealing that he has moved to Osaka and entered a care facility. Miyuji has publicly disclosed that he has panic disorder and depression.
Alongside photos of his disability certificate and “Help Mark,” he wrote on Instagram: “I’m writing to report that, after someone running a disability group home in Osaka reached out and offered their help and support, I’ve decided to move into the facility, and I have now moved to Osaka!!”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Maybe it's because he doesn't have much contact with society? Hope being around real people in Osaka turns things around for him.
If you search things like 'Osaka group home depression,' it says ¥60,000–100,000. Group homes for people with disabilities seem to be a lot cheaper than ones for the elderly.
Back when ¥100-million-plus luxury condos were still rare, it was well known in the neighborhood that Kuwana supposedly lived in this building lol
When my mom had a stroke, she was admitted to the same hospital Kuwana was taken to… though by then Kuwana had already passed away.
Hayami Yu mentioned on the radio before that she ran into her in Los Angeles, so it sounds like she lives there.
He's got a disability certificate, so it's probably more like a dorm — the kind of place where you can work for like ¥100 a day, or not work at all.
I get that. The distance and presence you get on 5ch is just right. It's a shame 5ch and anonymous forums in general are fading though.
More like the inheritance tax was brutal, I'd guess, rather than a straight-up bankruptcy. Apparently the family home was a massive mansion, and the gate is still standing today.
Children (4 total)
• 1st child (eldest daughter): born October 2011
• 2nd child (eldest son): born February 2013
• 3rd child (second son): born October 2014
• 4th child (second daughter): born December 27, 2015 (made news for being an emergency delivery in the bathroom at home)
He was followed regularly for the show 'Shin-Ii Hanashi' (a heartwarming human-interest TV segment), but even accounting for the fact that filming a celebrity like Miyuji comes with contract stuff and all that, the husband (the father) was completely invisible in it.
Almost all born back-to-back, huh. That's intense. Is the wife young?
I had no idea he had that many kids.
His mom has it too, so genetics is probably a big factor. Being a celebrity's kid, his parents' divorce, his mom lacking confidence in raising him so he ended up raised by his father instead — that must've been a lot of stress.
I think it's because he was the scion of a well-off family with zaibatsu-conglomerate roots.
Gradually increase the distance and speed,
and keep walking for a few years —
that alone can lead to a lot of recovery.
Staying shut in and suppressing it with medication
just ends with you dependent on drugs and your life falling apart.
That's basically a form of exposure therapy — sounds good to me. Though I don't think relying on medication during the acute phase is a bad thing either.
Background and discussion points
Group homes for people with disabilities are strongly associated with intellectual disabilities, so some in the thread were surprised that “group homes for depression patients” even exist. In reality, people diagnosed with a mental disorder (including depression and panic disorder) can also qualify for disability welfare services, and with municipal subsidies, some can use these facilities for around ¥60,000–100,000 a month — cheaper than elderly care facilities. Miyuji’s father, Kuwana Masahiro, was a rock singer from Osaka who died in 2012, and his mother, Ann Lewis, has also publicly disclosed her own panic disorder. For readers unfamiliar with this family background, the move may look abrupt, but the thread also touched on the backstory of moving to Osaka because of his father’s ties to the city, as well as his past family circumstances. At the same time, some reactions asked “did he really need to disclose his disability?” — opinions were divided on how people should handle disclosing this kind of personal information.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku Hayabusa+) thread “Miyuji, Who Disclosed Panic Disorder and Depression, Moves to Osaka and Enters a Disability Care Facility.”
Leave a Reply