佳子さま、手話甲子園に　鳥取

　鳥取県を訪問中の秋篠宮家の次女佳子さまは２２日、県立米子コンベンションセンター（米子市）で開催された「第１１回全国高校生手話パフォーマンス甲子園」に出席された。
　開会式で佳子さまは「この大会を通して、手話を含むさまざまな言語、聞こえないこと、聞こえにくいこと、自分とは異なる背景や状況に対する理解が深まることを願っています」と手話であいさつ。続いて、高校生による手話を使った演劇やダンスなどを鑑賞した。（2024/09/22-14:54）

Japanese Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, attended a national sign language performance contest for high school students Sunday.
   "I hope that through this contest, people's understanding will deepen of various languages including sign language, complete hearing loss and hearing difficulty, and backgrounds and situations different from their own," she said in sign language at the opening ceremony of the event, held in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan.
   She then watched plays, dances and other performances by high school students using sign language.
   The contest is an annual event held in Tottori since 2014. Princess Kako attends it from the first year.
   Last year, however, she had to cancel her attendance because she was found positive for COVID-19 after her arrival in the prefecture.