The 17th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students – Finals Day! Food in Studio Ghibli films, Francophone bandes dessinée, and plastic surgery – these are just some of the fascinating topics covered by students studying Japanese at universities across the United Kingdom at the Finals Day of the 17th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students. This online event was held on 5th March 2022, with twenty-seven students from eleven universities taking part and wowing the audience with their informative and interesting speeches – delivered entirely in Japanese! Before the speeches began, we were honoured to receive words of greeting and encouragement to all the fin...

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