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 ...

We developed a sports-sign-language computer graphics (CG) generation system with the aim of expanding accessibility services for deaf and hard of hearing people. This system generates sign-language ...

A £3.5 million UK-Japan research project will transform sign language AI by ensuring training is on real conversations ...

One would think it only natural that sign language be the main means of communicating and teaching at schools for the hearing-impaired, but in Japan the spoken word generally comes first. Late last ...

The first public "Japanese Sign Language" phone booths for the hearing impaired were installed at Haneda Airport on Dec. 3, it has been learned. The installation of the booths coincided with the ...

Japan Airlines has begun a new service to improve accessibility for customers using Japanese sign language. JAL said it is offering video remote interpreting services at select customer service ...

Imagine if in Britain, an adult who can only speak basic English got a job as an elementary school homeroom teacher. There would likely be anxiety and concern among parents, children and even the ...

With Japan set to host the Deaflympics for the first time next month, the head of the games has expressed hopes for greater sign language use in the country, saying it is at a “turning point” for ...