{"id":44889,"date":"2026-10-30T12:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T03:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=44889"},"modified":"2026-11-09T18:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:39:07","slug":"template-event-announcement-en-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news-en\/2026\/10\/30\/44889\/","title":{"rendered":"What It Means to Hear – Discovering Ourselves Through Deaf Culture (12\/10) \u25c6Deadline: 12\/3, 9am"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

In our daily lives, how much do we rely on sounds and voices?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Calling out to someone, noticing when someone calls us, or chatting over a meal.\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>These everyday moments may look different when viewed from another perspective.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this event, we will explore Deaf culture and communication through activities and discussions based on familiar everyday situations.<\/span>
\n<\/span>By exploring both deaf and hearing perspectives, we\u2019ll rethink what we take for granted in everyday life.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What does it mean to hear, and what does it mean not to hear?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We warmly invite you to discover these questions together.
\nEveryone is welcome, whether you are hearing or DHH (Deaf or Hard of Hearing)!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Time<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/h5>\n

Thursday, Dec<\/span>. 10, 2026, 5:30-7:00pm (Check in from 5:15pm)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Place\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n

Waseda Campus
\n<\/span>*Details sent to confirmed participants<\/span><\/p>\n

Eligibility\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n

Waseda Students, Faculty and Staff\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n

Language<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n

MC: English & Japanese<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Presentation: Japanese<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Real-time captions in multiple languages are available during the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fee\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n

Free<\/span><\/p>\n

Capacity\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n

about 40 people
\n<\/span>*Lottery results to be announced on the deadline day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Application<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/h5>\n

Via this form<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 \uff0aRequires MyWaseda login<\/span><\/p>\n

Deadline\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

Thursday<\/span>, Dec.<\/span> 3, 9:00am<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cooperation<\/h5>\n

Specified Nonprofit Corporation Silent Voice<\/a><\/p>\n

Accessibility Resource Center, Waseda University<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Before Applying<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/h5>\n

Please read and confirm your understanding of ICC\u2019s policies on Cancellation, Food Allergens, Photography, and Reasonable Accommodations (<\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Enquiries\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n

ICC
\n<\/span>Tel: 03-5286-3990
\n<\/span>Contact Form<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s think together, what it means to hear, and what it means not to hear!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[84,82,144],"class_list":["post-44889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-culture-en","tag-events-en","tag-other-en","lang-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44889"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45184,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44889\/revisions\/45184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Guest<\/h5>\n

Mr. Tomoya Onaka<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Born to Deaf parents, he is a hearing child of Deaf adults (CODA) who acquired sign language as his first language. Questioning the stark contrast between the significant changes in family life and the limited changes in society over the 30 years of the Heisei era, he founded Silent Voice.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2018, he received the Prime Minister’s Encouragement Award at JCI JAPAN TOYP.
\n<\/span>He also portrayed Kiyoshi Takahashi, the protagonist, in the film The Principal with a Beard (Hige no K\u014dch\u014d).
\n<\/span>He appeared in Episode 1399 of MBS’s television documentary series J\u014dnetsu Tairiku.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n