We are researching technology for generating sign-language computer graphics (CG) by inputting Japanese sentences and having a CG character reproduce those sentences in sign language. Here, we exhibit ...

Language resources are electronic language data repositories such as corpora, dictionaries and thesauruses. Of these, corpora are growing in importance in studies of language processing. Sign language ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is making final preparations to host the Deaflympics, which is known as the Olympics for people with hearing difficulties and is starting on Saturday, such as ...

Princess Kako, the second daughter of the Crown Prince and Princess of Japan, is known for her fluency and advocacy in sign language. She actively uses sign language in public appearances, ...