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The 50th International Speech Contest in Japanese

The 50th International Speech Contest in Japanese


Contest Results


The 50th International Speech Contest in Japanese was held at Hakodate City Civic Auditorium on Saturday, May 30, 2009. This contest was co-organized by the Japan Foundation, International Education Center, and Hakodate City. (For details of the contest, please see below.)
12 winners out of 130 applicants made impressive speeches on what they have found and thought through their daily life in Japan or interaction with Japanese people.
The winners of awards are as follows:

 

■Foreign Minister’s Award
Mr. Dominic Bagenda Kasujja
(From Uganda: Special Appointed Lecturer at Future University Hakodate)
■Audience - Judged Award
Mr. Dominic Bagenda Kasujja (Same as above)
■Education Minister’s Award
Ms. Shapovalova Svetlana (From Russia: Housewife)
■Organizers’ Special Award by Three Sponsors
Ms. Guan Lin (From China: Student at Shinshu University)

 

This speech contest will be aired in “ETV Special” program on NHK Educational Channel on Sunday, July 12 at 22:00 to 23:30.

 

[Contest Outline]

Date:

Saturday, May 30, 2009 [from 1:30 p.m.]

Venue:

Hakodate City Civic Auditorium (Hakodate City, Hokkaido) Access

 

For past contests, please refer to the following site:

Past contests

Year No. Host city Co-organizer(s)
2008
 Kawagoe Kawagoe City Civic Auditorium, Saitama
2007
 Izumisano Izuminomori Hall, Izumisano City
2006
 Shimonoseki International Education Center, Shimonoseki City
2005
 Yonago International Education Center, Tottori Convention Bureau
2004
 Kochi International Education Center, Kochi City, Kochi City Board of Education
2003
 Sapporo International Education Center, Sapporo City, Sapporo International
Communication Plaza Foundation
2002
 Osaka International Education Center, International House, Osaka
2001
 Joetsu International Education Center, Joetsu City
2000
 Nagasaki International Education Center, Nagasaki City
1999
 Fukuoka International Education Center, Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation
1998
 Gifu International Education Center, Gifu International Center, and others
1997
 Tokyo International Education Center
1996
 Tokyo International Education Center

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Phone: 03-5369-6066

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