With Japan set to host the Deaflympics for the first time next month, the head of the games has expressed hopes for greater sign language use in the country, saying it is at a “turning point” for ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is making final preparations to host the Deaflympics, which is known as the Olympics for people with hearing difficulties and is starting on Saturday, such as ...

International Sign is being used as the official language at the ongoing Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics as a tool for communication with deaf people from various countries, but it is not well known in Japan, ...