The 54th International Speech Contest in Japanese

You can watch videos of all the speeches by 12 contest participants on the International Education Center website.

The Japan Foundation hosted The Fifty-Fourth International Speech Contest in Japanese on Saturday, June 8, 2013 in cooperation with International Education Center and Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. (The outline is described below)

12 winners from 11 countries / regions of the preliminary round, chosen out of 121 applicants from 29 countries / regions, made interesting speeches on what they think and how they feel through their daily life in Japan and exchanges with Japanese people.

Recipients of respective awards are as follows:

Foreign Minister's Award, Audience-Judge Award

Mr. Wan Ahmad Nazaruddin Bin Wan Azizan (Malaysia, Hioki　city office, Coordinator for International Relations)

Education Minister's Award

Ms. Anraku Leila Miyuki (Brazil, Tokyo Mode Gakuen, Vocational school student)

Special Award by Three Sponsors

Ms. Zin Moe Wai (Myanmar, Higashi Nippon International University, University student)

Outline

Date Saturday, June 8, 2013 Start time: 1:00 p.m.
Venue Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center Access (in Japanese)
[Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture]
Airdate Sunday, July 14, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., NHK Educational Television

Participants

1.Mr. Alexander Carroll Scharf

  • USA
  • Yonezawa city office Coordinator for International Relations

Mr. Alexander Carroll Scharf

2.Mr. Lin Wen Yen

  • Taiwan
  • Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies University student

Mr. Lin Wen Yen

3.Ms. Zin Moe Wai

Special Award by Three Sponsors

  • Myanmar
  • Higashi Nippon International University University student

Ms. Zin Moe Wai

4.Mr. Arturo Toyama Higuchi

  • Peru
  • Okinawa prefectural government Coordinator for International Relations

Mr. Lin Wen Yen

5.Ms. Kang Ran Ju

  • South Korea
  • Housewife

Ms. Kang Ran Ju

6.Mr. Kuzmenko Boris

  • Russia
  • Tokyo University of Foreign Studies University student

Mr. Kuzmenko Boris

7.Mr. Wan Ahmad Nazaruddin Bin Wan Azizan

Foreign Minister's Award,Audience-Judge Award

  • Malaysia
  • Hioki city office Coordinator for International Relations

Mr. Wan Ahmad Nazaruddin Bin Wan Azizan

8.Ms. Zengin Sebnem

  • Turkey
  • Osaka International University University student

Ms. Zengin Sebnem

9.Mr. Karjo

  • Indonesia
  • Special elderly nursing home Momiji-En Care worker

Mr. Karjo

10.Ms. Anraku Leila Miyuki

Education Minister's Award

  • Brazil
  • Tokyo Mode Gakuen Vocational school student

Ms. Anraku Leila Miyuki

11.Mr. Gesang Langjie

  • China
  • Niigata Sangyo University University student

Mr. Gesang Langjie

12.Ms. Meggan Victoria Tsukamoto

  • USA
  • MC'Interpreter- Translator

Ms. Meggan Victoria Tsukamoto

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