Shared some themes- hearing privilege, unconscious ideology, and lack of academic recourses written in Japanese or Nihon Shuwa. Looking forward to the next phase of the investigation.

Taking this step is a bit daunting, but I hope to shed light on our unique experiences and inspire meaningful conversations with West/North deaf academics🌏 Ultimately, I hope this brings greater visibility to other Asian Deaf individuals as well ✨

Maybe- start an Asian DHH starter pack easily??

Konnichiwa!

Arigato!

Lovely connect with you! Looking forward to our upcoming discussion here.

Yeah!

Cool! Great to connect with you!

Sorry- just have a permission! Thanks!

Looking forward to engaging with this vibrant community!

Honestly and sadly, many Japanese deaf scholars’ works are not widely recognized in the "West" due to language barriers "non-English language."
I hope to use this space to share some of their outstanding contributions and bring more visibility to their work.

I recently joined Bluesky to connect with scholars in Deaf Studies and Disability Studies, etc, in the world and to exchange ideas/information.

You can access my CV here (it's public): docs.google.com/document/d/1...

If you’re interested in reading my article written in Japanese, I recommend using ChatGPT or other translation tools to access it in your preferred language.

Additionally, I wrote an article in Japanese titled "The Intersection of Japanese Deaf Studies and Japanese Disability Studies" in the Japan Journal of Disability Studies.
drive.google.com/file/d/1APqr...

Recently, I published an article titled "From Alert to Action: Earthquake Early Warning and Deaf Communities" in Natural Hazards. You can read it here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Im9r...

However, my current research focuses on topics such as Japan Deaf Studies (Nihon Deaf Studies), Japan Disability Studies, Deaf-Centered Disaster Risk Reduction, and health communication within Nihon deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.