Japan

Category

• 🏢 Organizations
• ♿ Accessibility
  • 💬 Interpreting Services
  • 🦻 Hearing Aid & Cochlear Implant Services
• 📖 Education
  • 👋 Sign Language Dictionaries
  • 🏫 Elementary/Secondary/High Schools
  • 🏫Post Secondary Education Programs
• 💻 Media and Technology
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Organizations

• Japanese Federation of the Deaf: Uniting Silence, Amplifying Rights. Our mission is to bring together the deaf community, advocating for their rights, accessibility, and equal opportunities, while promoting awareness and understanding of deaf culture and identity.
  • Founded: 1948
  • Location: Tokyo, Japan
  • Website: jfd.or.jp
• Japanese Association of Sign Language Interpreters: Bridging Cultures, Enabling Communication. With a focus on professional excellence, our association plays a pivotal role in facilitating effective communication between deaf and hearing communities by ensuring high-quality sign language interpretation services and promoting mutual understanding.
  • Founded: 1991
  • Location: Tokyo, Japan
  • Website: jasli.jp
• Information and Culture Center for the Deaf: Empowering Access, Enriching Lives. Dedicated to providing vital information, resources, and cultural activities that empower the deaf community in Japan, fostering inclusivity, awareness, and a vibrant cultural identity.
  • Founded: 1980
  • Location: Tokyo, Japan
  • Website: jyoubun-center.or.jp

Interpreting Services

Name	Available in	Website

Hearing Aid & Cochlear Implant Services

Sign Language Dictionaries

• Current sign language in Japan Deaf Community is Japanese Sign Language.
  • In Japanese, 日本手話, Nihon Shuwa.

Name	Type	Link	Free/Paid
指文字トレーナー (Finger Trainer)	Image	iOS, Android	Free with in-app purchases
ゲームで学べる手話辞典 (Sign language dictionary that you can learn in games)	3D Render	iOS, Android	Free with in-app purchases
手話ステーション Lite (Sign Language Station Lite)	Image, Video	iOS, Android	Free

Elementary/Secondary/High Schools

Name	Location	Founded	Type	Link	Note
Tsukuba School for the Deaf	Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture	1878
Fukuoka School for the Deaf	Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture	1900
Osaka School for the Deaf	Osaka, Osaka Prefecture	1896
Tokyo School for the Deaf	Tokyo	1878
Hiroshima Prefectural School for the Deaf	Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture	1948
Sendai School for the Deaf	Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture	1903
Meisei Gakuen	Tokyo	1957		Website
Nagoya School for the Deaf	Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture	1878
Kyoto School for the Deaf	Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture	1903
Sapporo School for the Deaf	Sapporo, Hokkaido	1883
Okinawa School for the Deaf	Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture	1951

Post Secondary Education Programs

• Tsukuba University of Technology: Pioneering Deaf Education in Japan. As the country’s only higher educational institution for the Deaf, we are dedicated to providing quality education, fostering innovation, and empowering deaf students to excel in various fields of technology and beyond.
  • Founded: 1965
  • Location: Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Website: sukuba.ac.jp