JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2023 – Finals Day! On 8th July 2023, a sunny Saturday, dozens of young learners of Japanese from around the UK travelled to London for the JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2023 Finals Day. JaLaChamp is a new contest for primary and secondary school students studying Japanese, and consists of two categories: a speech category, and a video category where students are asked to create an or...
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