Japan's central and local governments are required under a new law to take steps to promote the use of sign language, aiming to build momentum ahead of hosting the Deaflympics in November. The law ...

Its hands are a tad too rubbery and you won’t mistake it for a human, but an android from Toshiba can effectively mimic a sign language interpreter. Shown off at the Ceatec 2014 tech fair outside ...

Microsoft Gaming will host the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 Broadcast on September 25 at 3:00 a.m. PT / 6:00 a.m. ET / 19:00 JST, the company announced. It will feature content from Microsoft ...

A sign language class is held at the Tokyo metropolitan government building in the Japanese capital on July 9, 2025, in preparation for the Deaflympics. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's central and ...