手話だらけの日【地モトNEWS】2026/6/13放送

iTSCOM Local News, delivering a variety of local information We bring you a report on a day filled with sign language in Aoba Ward, Yokohama City! =================================================== ■Interview Date: June 7, 2026 ■Broadcast Date: June 13, 2026 ■A Day Filled with Sign Language ■Location: Azamino Minami, Aoba Ward, Yokohama City On June 6th and 7th, a market themed on sign language and deaf culture was held at Art Forum Azamino in Aoba Ward, Yokohama City. The venue was lined with booths selling goods and food and drinks by deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Transactions when buying and selling goods were conducted using sign language and written communication, regardless of whether the buyers were hearing or deaf. ■Exhibitor "We create handmade items using recycled clothing and sewing machines." This initiative was implemented for the first time by Meme Lab, which operates Meme Confectionery Workshop in Aoba Ward, and Yokohama Civic Gallery Azamino. ■Meme Lab Meme Confectionery Workshop, Hosanna Ito "The event name is 'A Day Full of Sign Language,' but there's a hidden message behind it. It's natural for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and native sign language speakers to use sign language in their daily lives, but from the perspective of hearing people, opportunities to actually see sign language are rare. We have a message to let the general public know that there are so many people who use sign language. Looking at it yesterday and today, the main focus is on deaf and hard-of-hearing people, and the attendees are hearing, deaf, and hard-of-hearing. So many different people came, and I thought it was wonderful to see them truly interacting." ■Attendee "It's really fun to see everyone using sign language everywhere you look." ==================================================== Produced by: It's Communications Co., Ltd. ID: 260607010