Diffusion of JSL Among The Hearing
Interest in sign language among the hearing population of Japan has been increasing, with numerous books now published targeting the hearing population, a weekly TV program teaching JSL, and the increasing availability of night school classes for the hearing to learn JSL. There have been several TV dramas, including Hoshi no Kinka (1995), in which signing has been a significant part of the plot, and sign language dramas are now a minor genre on Japanese TV.
The highly acclaimed 2006 Alejandro González Iñárritu-directed multiple Academy Award-nominated film Babel also featured JSL as a significant element of the plot. Rinko Kikuchi received a Best Supporting Actress Nomination for her signing role in this film.
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