Hi I'm from America, and I'm gearing up to visit Japan for the first
time. I plan to bring along a few close friends. One is handicapped
though. Well sort of.
He was born with a Cleft Palette, and has a slight speech impediment.
Plus the hairlip is still visable.

I was wondering what the Japanese attitude was towards handicapped
people?
Would my friend have to worry? Or is the attitude no different than he
would suffer in the States?
Any feed back would be much appreciated. Thankyou.