Speech Contest

2026/3/24

10th Annual Heritage Speech Contest [2026]

40th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest [2026]

40th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest [2026]

10th Annual Heritage Japanese Language Speech Contest (2026)

The application period for the 2026 Annual Heritage Japanese Language Speech Contest is CLOSED.

Date & Time	Sunday, February 8, 2026 1 PM - 4 PM
Location	In person at the Japan Information Center
QR Code to Speech Contest website	download

40th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest (2026)

The application period for the 2026 40th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest is CLOSED.

Date & Time	Saturday, March 21, 2026 12 - 5 PM
Location	In person at the Japan Information Center
QR Code to Speech Contest website	download

Past Contest Results

Contest Winner

Results

2026 Results [PDF]
2026 10th Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2025 Results [PDF]
2025 9th Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2024 Results [PDF]
2024 8th Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2023 Results [PDF]
2023 7th Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2022 Results [PDF]
2022 6th Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2021 Results [PDF]
2021 5th Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2020 4th Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2019 Results [PDF]
2019 3rd Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2018 Results [PDF]
2018 2nd Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2017 Results [PDF ]
2017 1st Heritage Japanese Contest Results [PDF]
2016 Results [PDF]
2015 Results [PDF]
2014 Results [PDF]
2013 Results [PDF]
2012 Results [PDF]
2011 Results [PDF]

Past Speech Scripts