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Third Annual Tsukuba International Speech Contest

The City of Tsukuba invites you to express yourself by telling audiences your point of view, your experiences while living here, the differences between your country and Japan, etc. We will be offering various prizes to the winners.

Date

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Time

12:30pm to 4pm

Place

Tsukuba Capio Hall (Takezono 1-10-1)

Babysitting Available

Apply before October 30 (you must pay for insurance)

Qualifications

Applicants must be over junior high school age, must have foreign citizenship, and must live, work, or study in the southern Ibaraki region, western Ibaraki region, or Rokko District (Kashima and vicinity). Please note that the restriction on the duration of an applicant's stay in Japan has been removed this time. In the past, people who had lived in Japan for longer than 5 years were not eligible to participate. This year, foreign residents who are currently attending junior/senior high school or professional-training colleges cannot apply if they have lived in Japan for more than 5 years. Other foreign residents can apply, no matter how long they have lived in Japan.

Participants

A total of 15 people will be selected to give speeches. Applicants will be screened according to the summaries they submit.

Subject of Speech

Any subject that is not political, commercial, or religious is acceptable.

Time Limit

5 minutes

Language of Speech

Japanese. You may include a maximum of 30 seconds in another language, if necessary.

To apply

1. Fill out the application form below. (Applications are also available at any branch of Tsukuba City Hall.)
2. Write a 400 to 600 character sentence-form summary of your speech in Japanese.
3. Record your summary on an MD or cassette tape.

Submit the three items above by October 16, 2006 to:
Tsukuba International Relations Committee
c/o International Relations and Culture Division
Tsukuba City Hall
Konda 1979
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-0018

Tel: 029-857-3132
Email: ctz030@info.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp

Please note: The organizers reserve the right to use photos of the participants in future city publications.

Application Form

• Title of your presentation:
• Your name in Roman letters (Surname, First Name):
• Your name in katakana:
• Age:
• Nationality:
• Gender: Male/Female
• Residential Address:
• Email address:
• Tel/Fax:
• Number of years in Japan as of November 12, 2006:
• Occupation:
• Affiliation/School name:
• Your special skills, hobbies, interests:

Second Annual Tsukuba International Speech Contest

The second Tsukuba International Speech contest took place on October 30, 2005 from 12:30pm at Tsukuba Capio.

First Tsukuba International Speech Contest

The first Tsukuba International Speech Contest took place on January 15, 2005 at Tsukuba Capio. A total of 14 people from 8 different countries spoke about various aspects of Japanese culture. Through their speeches, they were able to help the Japanese audience learn many things about their own country. The winning speech was by Esha Choudhary (India). She spoke about an old friend who stays with you your whole life: the moon. Her Japanese was excellent. The second prize went to Park Jisoo from Korea, and the third prize went to Lee Eunkyung, also from Korea. About 65 junior high and high school students listened to the speeches and acted as special judges. They listened carefully and even took notes. It was very interesting to hear opinions about Japan from some of our international residents. Thank you very much to those who participated, both by giving speeches and by attending the contest.

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