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The Forty-eighth International Speech Contest in Japanese
The International Speech Contest in Japanese
Entries Now Accepted!
Application Deadline: April 17 (Tue.)
The Japan Foundation hosts The Fifty-Third International Speech Contest in Japanese in cooperation with International Education Center and Beppu City, Oita Prefecture. Entries for the contest are now being accepted (for application).
The International Speech Contest in Japanese had been held in Tokyo until the thirty-eighth contest, and thereafter took place in Gifu City, Fukuoka City, Nagasaki City, Joetsu City, Osaka City, Sapporo City, Kochi City, Yonago City, Shimonoseki City, Izumisano City, Kawagoe City, Hakodate City, Niigata City and Machida City. This year the contest will be held in Beppu City. Approximately 10 to 12 winners of the preliminaries participate in the final annually, making a profound speech on a wide range of themes (For archives of the Fifty-Second Internationally Speech Contest in Japanese).
This contest is open to all with admission free.
(The contest is scheduled to be broadcast on NHK Educational Television.)
Awardees of the Fifty-Second International Speech Contest in Japanese Special Award by Three Sponsors: Mr. Sun Liwei (Left) Foreign Minister's Award: Ms. Li Ming Yu (Center) and Ms. Tawng Ra (Right)
【Outline】
| Date | June 2 (Sat.), 2012 Start time: 1:00 p.m. |
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| Venue | Beppu Convention Center ”B-conPlaza” [Beppu City, Oita Prefecture] |
| Qualifications | Applicants must fulfill all of the following conditions: 1) Native language other than Japanese 2) 15 years of age or older on the contest day 3) Not having won the 1st Prize, the Foreign Minister's Award, or the Education Minister's Award in a previous contest |
| Application & Contact | Please visit the official website of International Education Center. |
| Application Deadline | April 17 (Tue.), 2012 |
For the previous contests:
(Japanese-Language) Teacher and Institutional Support Dept.
Planning and Coordination Section
Tel:03-5369-6066