Powerchair Football, Hell Nuts and me | A11y Tokyo Meetup
詳細
- Registration Form If you'll join us at the venue in Tokyo, you must get an entry pass. Please fill in your name on the form so that you could get it at the entrance gate on the 2nd-floor.
- How to get to the venue
- Venue: You won't be able to enter the venue after 19:30. Although this meetup page says it is an in-person event, this is a hybrid event that is streamed on Zoom**.**
- Language: This session will be conducted in Japanese.
- Japanese captions and Auto-translated transcripts will also be available
Kicking off our fourth year with a New Year's ｓspecial sessions!
A11y Tokyo Meetup will celebrate its third anniversary in January 2026, quickly entering its fourth year!
For this first anniversary event in January, we are honored to welcome two special guests: Takaaki Kato, an active electric powerchair football player in his personal life, and the comedy duo Norihiro Yamazaki & Takayuki Nishikawa, who competed in last year's M-1 Grand Prix preliminaries. We will present a special sessions with these two guest pairs.
Have you heard of the “Easy (Raku-raku) Mouse” or “Powerchair football”?
The Easy Mouse is an assistive technology device that Takaaki uses to operate his PC. It consists of a joystick and buttons. He also uses an accessory called a key guard. On the day, we will show you how Takaaki is using his PC.
In his private life, Takaaki is also an active player in powerchair football. We will also show you footage of matches in which Takaaki participates.
A comedy duo emerges from the web accessibility world!?
A comedy duo emerges from the web accessibility world!?
Introducing “Hell Nuts”! Mr. Yamazaki and Mr. Nishikawa usually work in web accessibility and have even participated in this A11y Tokyo Meetup before.
Now, these two have teamed up to compete in the 2025 M-1 Grand Prix preliminaries! While the result was a close call... we bring you a New Year's comedy show featuring this legendary duo suddenly born from the web accessibility world.
Accessible, Hybrid, Multilingual Meetup
A11yTokyo Meetup is a unique meetup that features various genres of 'accessibility', conducted in a hybrid format of on-site and online broadcasting, primarily in Japanese and English.
Many foreigners participate in the on-site venue in Tokyo, building networks through socialization sessions. We use the voice recognition technology app 'UD Talk' to provide real-time captions, and its automatic translation feature allows for multi-language subtitle translation.
In past Tokyo venues, many Japanese and foreigners have participated. The post-session networking opportunity is a chance to build a global network! Additionally, people from various countries participate online from both within Japan and abroad.
Time Schedule
19:15 Venue Open
19:30 - 19:45 Introduction
19:45 - 20:30 Special sessions
20:30 - 21:00 Networking (Only at the venue)
Speaker Profile
Takaaki Kato
Representative of web production company PickPhat. Member of the powerchair football club YOKOHAMA BayDream. Suffered brain damage due to a medical accident during childbirth, resulting in cerebral palsy. Hobbies include eating, watching movies and dramas, and attending live performances.
Norihiro Yamazaki
Straight man for the comedy duo Hell Nuts. Belonged to a rakugo club in university and once aimed to become a professional rakugo performer but faced setbacks. Currently belongs to an amateur rakugo group while also performing with his comedy duo. His main profession is accessibility specialist/web director.
Takayuki Nishikawa
The boke (funny man) of the comedy duo “Hell Nuts.” Originally from Kansai. Spent his childhood in the United States. Despite having absolutely no prior experience in comedy or manzai, he formed the duo with Mr. Yamazaki in April 2025 and began performing.
In his main career, as a person with low vision, he has worked in information systems at a telecommunications company and improved accessibility at a foreign IT firm. He is currently a freelancer involved in improving accessibility-related products and services. From his unique position navigating the completely different worlds of accessibility and comedy, he brings you a special New Year's moment!
Access to Venue
- Location: Open Collaboration Hub LODGE (LINE Yahoo Co., Ltd., Kioicho Office)
- Registration form for joining us at the venue
- Online participation is planned via a Zoom webinar. URL and other details will be provided in advance.
- Address: 17th Floor, Garden Terrace Kioicho, 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (directly connected to Nagatacho Station)
- The detail is documented in How to Get to the Venue
Sponsors
Thanks to LINE Yahoo for providing their venue.