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October 20, 2025

2025.10.21

Video Report: The 2025 Deaflympics, Held in Japan for the First Time (①Mr. Naoki Kurano, Secretary General, Secretariat of Organising Committee of 2025 Summer Deaflympics ②Mr. Maki Yamada, Deaflympics athlete)

OVERVIEW実施概要

Date & Time
11:00-12:30, Monday, October 20, 2025
Theme
Deaflympics, Held in Japan for the First Time
Briefer
-Mr. Naoki Kurano, Secretary General, Secretariat of Organising Committee of 2025 Summer Deaflympics
- Mr. Maki Yamada, Deaflympics athlete (athletics)
Language
Japanese Sign Language (JSL) and Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation

The FPCJ invited Mr. Naoki Kurano, Secretary General of the Secretariat of the Organising Committee of the 2025 Summer Deaflympics and a key figure in organising these Deaflympics and Mr. Maki Yamada, Deaflympics athlete, to discuss the unique aspects of this competition, what to watch for, the feelings of participating athletes, and what changes he hopes to see brought about in society by Japan hosting the Deaflympics.


Note: This video is available for a limited time only, until October 27 at 14:00. Please make sure to watch it before then.

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