[9] During the meeting, the progression report and status of the campaign activities and the cohesive bidding strategies towards promoting Japan as the host nation for the 2025 Summer Deaflympics had been shared with the participants.

[8] On 10 September 2022, at the general congress of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) held in Vienna, Tokyo was announced as the host city for the 2025 Summer Deaflympics.

[14][7] The IOC 2020+5 Agenda approach has been implemented by the organizers with an aim of optimizing resources, and as a part of low-cost strategies, the ceremonies and some events are scheduled to be held at Komazawa Olympic Park.

[8] In January 2025, sources reported that the athletic equipment company Asics had announced a strategic collaboration with the organisers of the Summer Deaflympics as its Total Support Member.

[21] The Japanese Federation of the Deaf, which was at the forefront during Tokyo's successful bid for the Deaflympics, alerted that international sign language is a rare commodity in daily life in Japan.

[12] The Tokyo Metropolitan Government was instructed about the concerns pertaining to the possibility of not being able to fulfill the weight of expectations around the availability of the international sign language interpreters.

According to critics, the government policy in Japan emphasizes equal respect and importance to both the Olympics and Paralympics without deviating from the set standards, but the same level of recognition does not apply to the Deaflympics.