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July 3, 2025
Hachioji Campus: Special lecture by Fuminori Kamezawa, a member of the Japanese men's table tennis team for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics
On Monday, June 30th, 2025, a special lecture was held in the Introduction to Sign Language Communication I class taught by Associate Professor Yuji Tamekawa of the Teikyo Graduate School Graduate School of Teacher Education, featuring Fuminori Kamezawa, a member of the Japanese men's table tennis team for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics.
This class is aimed at students enrolled at Hachioji Campus, and aims to teach basic sign language and deepen their knowledge about hearing impairments and sign language.
On the day, Kamezawa spoke about his upbringing, his involvement with sign language, and his enthusiasm for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics. During the question and answer session at the end of the lecture, a student asked, "How can we communicate with the deaf?" Kamezawa responded, "The vast majority of people cannot use sign language, and deaf people don't expect hearing people to be able to use sign language. They are happy when hearing people try to communicate and understand them." The students listened to his talk with serious expressions.
Our university will continue to provide a diverse learning environment.
For more information about Fuminori Kamezawa, click here
For more information about the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, click here
For more information about Associate Professor Yuji Tamekawa, click here
