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| Each year since 1987, the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago sponsors a Japanese language speech contest to promote the study of Japanese in the Midwest. The contest is held in the auditorium of the Japan Information Center on the last Saturday in March. |
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| Date & Time: |
Saturday March 16, 2013, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
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| Application Deadline: |
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15, 2013. Please note that all applications must arrive in the Japan Information Center by February 15, 2013, regardless of the postmark date. |
| Place: |
Japan
Information Center
Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
737 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, Illinois 60611 |
| Purpose: |
To
promote the study of Japanese language in the Midwest and deepen the mutual
understanding and friendship between Japan and the United States. |
| Sponsors: |
The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago
The Japan America Society of Chicago
The Chicago Sister Cities International Program Osaka Committee
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| Subject: |
Any
topic is acceptable |
| Categories: |
Contestants will be divided into one of the following four categories: |
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Elementary & Junior
High School Students |
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II. |
High School Students
with less than three years of Japanese |
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III. |
High School students
with three or more years of Japanese |
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College Students &
Adults with less than one year of Japanese |
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IV. |
College Students &
Adults with more than one year of Japanese |
| Eligibility: |
This
contest is open to all individuals who reside in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin and
have not: |
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I. |
lived in Japan for
two or more years in total since 2003 |
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II. |
come from homes
where Japanese has been spoken regularly |
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III. |
participated twice
in the same category of this contest in the past |
| Judging Criteria: |
Content,
Organization, Language, Delivery, and Memorization |
| Grand Prize: |
Round
Trip Airline Ticket to Japan |
| Donations: |
TBA |
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