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
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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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