A Tokyo school for the deaf stands out not just because it has sent five graduates to represent Japan at the Deaflympics in ...

Deaf and a member of a sexual minority group, Fuyumi Yamamoto hopes the Tokyo Deaflympics can improve understanding of ...

As Tokyo hosts the Deaflympics, organizers hope to further gains made in the realm of greater inclusivity throughout Japan.

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 ...

TOKYO -- Following the absence of sign language interpretation during the televised opening ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, groups supporting people with hearing difficulties have urged the ...

Some 3,000 athletes from over 70 countries and regions are slated to compete in the first Japan-held Deaflympics.