The Japan Foundation, in cooperation with International Education Center and Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, hosted the 57th International Speech Contest in Japanese on June 18, 2016.
12 participants from 10 countries/regions have been chosen out of 80 contestants from 26 countries/regions in the preliminary round to participate in the Contest.
The participants made interesting speeches on what they think and how they feel through their daily life in Japan and exchanges with Japanese people.

The recipients of respective awards are as follows.

Foreign Minister's Award
Mr. Floris de Graaf
(Netherlands, Ritsumeikan Moriyama Senior High School, High school student)

Education Minister's Award
Ms. Elisa Francini
(Italy, Hyogo University of Teacher Education, University student)

Organizers' Special Award
Ms. Jung Daeun
(Republic of Korea, University of the Ryukyus, University student)

Audience-Judge Award
Ms. Putri Rejeki Rohmanita
(Indonesia, Miyazaki Information Business College, Vocational school student)

The videos of speeches by the 12 participants can be watched on the website of the International Education Center.

Participants

For the previous contests:

• The list of past contests (in Japanese)