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, known as the Olympics for people with hearing difficulties, from Saturday, such as conducting sign language ...

Adam Kosa, the president of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Sept. 30, 2025, in Budapest, Hungary. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- With Japan ...

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

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 ...

Millions of people use sign language, but the methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly as those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that ...