We are nearing the end of our time in Australia and starting to prepare for Japan. So far we have done a pretty darn good job communicating in New Zealand and Australian sign. But from this point on, we will no longer have English as a default language. We are researching on line for schools and organizations to visit, and recognizing we will most likely need to work through multiple interpreters (JSL-spoken Japanese-spoken English-ASL).
Do you know anyone connected to the deaf community in Japan? Someone who works for a Deaf school, organization, or business? Someone who can help us translate from English to written Japanese?
Please send us an email if you have any contacts, resources or input for us as we travel throughout Japan. We will be there from Jan 17th - Feb 26th.
info@discoveringdeafworlds.com
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hi guys,
i have a friend from the philippines who knows how to sign in japanese to translate to english. if you need anything else, just drop by a message @ khrismtan@gmail.com.
Good Luck!
Khris
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Try this...
www.deafjapan.com
Good luck and have fun in Japan!
Hello from Rochester School for the Deaf! My friend in Tokyo who is deaf is Ms. Miho Ihara. This e-mail address for her may be old though mihojoy@hotmail.com
I wrote about Ms. Ihara for NTID FOCUS. Dig into this issue to find the profile
http://www.ntid.rit.edu/media/focus_pdf/spring_summer03.pdf
Ms. Ihara was one of the first-ever deaf international students to enroll at RIT/NTID. I will pray that you contact Ms. Ihara as she is a very special individual. -Frank K. from RSD PR Office.
try mihoinuk12@hotmail.com. miho yamamoto is fluent in jsl, bsl, asl and reads and writes english extremely well. she's very involved in the deaf/blind and the deaf youth communities of japan and asia. a fantastic person.
good luck in japan - enjoy!
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