Hiroko Nagano, representative director of the lawmakers' group, saying she felt that the lack of sign language interpretation at the Osaka Expo's opening ceremony was a step backward.

Following the absence of sign language interpretation during the televised opening ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, ...

“Sign language is the first language for the hearing impaired. They turn Japanese text into sign language to understand,” Komatsu said. “I hope that what people without hearing problems say ...