Japanese Deaf community

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Deaf community cultural and linguistic minority

The Japanese Deaf community is a cultural and linguistic minority in Japan whose members primarily use Japanese Sign Language and share distinct social norms, institutions, and advocacy movements centered on Deaf identity.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Deaf community ⓘ cultural and linguistic minority ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
hasAccessibilityIssues	communication barriers in employment ⓘ communication barriers in healthcare ⓘ communication barriers in legal settings ⓘ limited captioning in broadcasting ⓘ limited sign language interpreting services ⓘ
hasAdvocacyMovements	Deaf rights movement in Japan ⓘ barrier-free communication movement in Japan ⓘ education reform for Deaf children in Japan ⓘ sign language recognition movement in Japan ⓘ
hasCommunityInstitutions	Deaf churches and religious groups ⓘ Deaf clubs ⓘ Deaf schools ⓘ Deaf sports organizations ⓘ sign language interpreter organizations ⓘ
hasCulturalIdentity	Deaf identity ⓘ
hasCulturalPractices	Deaf social gatherings and festivals ⓘ Deaf sports events ⓘ Deaf theater and performing arts ⓘ storytelling in Japanese Sign Language ⓘ use of name signs ⓘ
hasDemographics	includes hard of hearing people who identify as Deaf ⓘ includes postlingually Deaf people ⓘ includes prelingually Deaf people ⓘ
hasEducationIssues	access to sign language in early childhood ⓘ oralism versus sign bilingual education debate ⓘ
hasLanguageStatus	Japanese Sign Language not fully recognized as an official language nationally ⓘ
hasLegalConcerns	anti-discrimination protections ⓘ recognition of sign language in law ⓘ right to accessible information ⓘ
hasMedia	Deaf-produced videos in Japanese Sign Language ⓘ online sign language content platforms ⓘ sign-language television programs ⓘ
hasMinorityStatus	cultural minority in Japan ⓘ linguistic minority in Japan ⓘ
hasOrganizations	Deaf women’s organizations ⓘ Deaf youth organizations ⓘ Japanese Association of Sign Language Interpreters NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Federation of the Deaf NERFINISHED ⓘ regional Deaf associations ⓘ
hasRelationToLanguagePolicy	affected by Japanese disability and language policies ⓘ
hasRelationToMajority	distinct from hearing society in Japan ⓘ
hasSocialNorms	Deaf-centered social norms ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	written Japanese ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Japanese Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesLanguage	Japanese Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ finger spelling ⓘ signed Japanese ⓘ

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Japanese Sign Language → hasCommunity → Japanese Deaf community ⓘ