Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing ceremony

Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing ceremony

International Committee of Sports for the Deaf President Adam Kosa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2025, the closing day of the Tokyo Deaflympics.

Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing ceremony

Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing ceremony

International Committee of Sports for the Deaf President Adam Kosa addresses the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Nov. 26, 2025.

Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing ceremony

Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing ceremony

International Committee of Sports for the Deaf President Adam Kosa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2025, the closing day of the Tokyo Deaflympics.

Tokyo Deaflympics: Opening Ceremony

Tokyo Deaflympics: Opening Ceremony

Adam Kosa, president of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, delivers a speech in sign language during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Nov. 15, 2025.

Tokyo Deaflympics

Tokyo Deaflympics

Adam Kosa (C), president of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, holds a press conference in sign language in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, the eve of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics.

Tokyo Deaflympics

Tokyo Deaflympics

Adam Kosa, president of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, holds a press conference in sign language in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, the eve of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics.

Tokyo Deaflympics

Tokyo Deaflympics

Adam Kosa, president of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, holds a press conference in sign language in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, the eve of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics.

Crown princess at deaf arts festival

Crown princess at deaf arts festival

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko prepares to watch a sign language theatrical performance at Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Crown princess at deaf arts festival

Crown princess at deaf arts festival

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko prepares to watch a sign language theatrical performance at Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

Crown princess at deaf arts festival

Crown princess at deaf arts festival

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) prepares to watch a sign language theatrical performance at Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2025.

Princess Kako at int'l deaf arts festival

Princess Kako at int'l deaf arts festival

Japanese Princess Kako, niece of Emperor Naruhito, communicates with participants in sign language at the Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival in the Japanese capital on Nov. 6, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Kako at int'l deaf arts festival

Princess Kako at int'l deaf arts festival

Japanese Princess Kako (C), niece of Emperor Naruhito, applauds in sign language during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival in the Japanese capital on Nov. 6, 2025. (Pool photo)

Princess Kako at int'l deaf arts festival

Princess Kako at int'l deaf arts festival

Japanese Princess Kako, niece of Emperor Naruhito, uses sign language during a visit to the Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival in the Japanese capital on Nov. 6, 2025. (Pool photo)

Sign language day

Sign language day

The Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters building is lit up in blue, the color representing the global deaf community, in the capital on Sept. 22, 2025, the eve of the U.N.-designated sign language day, ahead of the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics starting in mid-November.

Illustration - Bourges

Illustration - Bourges

FRANCE. CHER (18) BOURGES 2028. EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE. WEST FACADE AND FORECOURT. ON THE LEFT, THE BUTTER TOWER, ON THE RIGHT, THE DEAF TOWER. THE CATHEDRAL HAS BEEN A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1992. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bourges

Illustration - Bourges

FRANCE. CHER (18) BOURGES 2028. EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE. WEST FACADE AND FORECOURT. ON THE LEFT, THE BUTTER TOWER, ON THE RIGHT, THE DEAF TOWER. THE CATHEDRAL HAS BEEN A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1992. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bourges

Illustration - Bourges

FRANCE. CHER (18) BOURGES 2028. EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE. WEST FACADE AND FORECOURT. ON THE LEFT, THE BUTTER TOWER, ON THE RIGHT, THE DEAF TOWER. THE CATHEDRAL HAS BEEN A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1992. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

A deaf teacher gives a lesson on reading the Quran using sign language to deaf students at the Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Deaf female students learn to read the Quran using sign language at Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Deaf students learn to read the Quran using sign language at Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Deaf students learn to read the Quran using sign language at Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Deaf students learn to read the Quran using sign language at Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

A deaf student learns to read the Quran using sign language at Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Deaf female students learn to read the Quran using sign language at Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Deaf female students learn to read the Quran using sign language at Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

A deaf teacher gives a lesson on reading the Quran using sign language to deaf students at the Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

Free Islamic School for the Deaf - Indonesia

A deaf female student learns to read the Quran using sign language at Rumah Quran Isyaroh in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on March 7, 2025. In the first week of Ramadan, students learn sign language and read the Quran specifically for the deaf at the free Islamic school so they can master the holy text. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

Disabled Dance Thousand Hand Kwan yin

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - JANUARY 11, 2025 - Dance Thousand-Hand Kwan-yin performed by deaf-mute members of the Disabled Art Troupe, Changchun, Jilin, China, January 11, 2025.