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Originally Posted by emmygirl121
But I'm deaf so my options aren't as open, I know on this trip i will have an ability to comunicate
do people in japan have a japanese form of sign language?
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Yes, there is a Japanese sign language system. It overlaps the US system in some places, and is different in others. I don`t know how widespread knowledge of sign language is, but there is closed captioning and news programs broadcast in sign language or with a sign language inset.
To be completely honest, as sign language is quite similar between the two systems, you may actually have an advantage when it comes to communication.