Courses and Events - Contests

For a calendar of upcoming courses and events only, see our What’s On page.

• Nihongo Cup
• Japanese Speech Contest for University Students
• Japan Webpage Contest for Schools

Nihongo Cup

Nihongo Cup is the Japanese Speech Contest for Secondary Schools, which is organised by the Japanese Language Committee of the Association for Language Learning.

The 2011 Nihongo Cup took place on June 18th.

Report on the 2011 Nihongo Cup
Report on the 2010 Nihongo Cup
Report on the 2009 Nihongo Cup
Report on the 2008 Nihongo Cup
Report on the 2007 Nihongo Cup

Japanese Speech Contest for University Students

This event, co-organised by BATJ and the Japan Foundation, aims to improve the speaking and presentation skills of students studying Japanese as a foreign language at universities in the UK and Ireland. The Sixth Speech Contest was held on 26th February 2011. Click here to read a report on the day’s events.

The contest was generously sponsored by the following organisations:

Report on the Sixth Speech Contest (2011)
Report on the Fifth Speech Contest (2010)
Report on the Fourth Speech Contest (2009)
Report on the Third Speech Contest (2008)
Report on the Second Speech Contest (2007)
Report on the First Speech Contest (2010) (in Mado Volume 25)

Please follow this link for information about the Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese

Japan Webpage Contest for Schools

This contest is open to any UK primary or secondary school that is teaching Japanese or doing any kind of project related to Japan. Your school does not need to be teaching Japanese to enter the contest.

To enter the contest, all you need to do is make a simple webpage about the work that your school is doing with Japanese or Japan. This could be a blog, a wiki, or a page that's part of your school's website.

You can enter an existing webpage or create a new webpage from scratch. Your page can be made by just one teacher, or by teachers and students working together.

We are now open for entries for the 2011 contest – the deadline is November 21st, 2011.

The last webpage contest was held in summer 2010. The next contest is scheduled for the same time in 2011; more details to follow.

Click here to view more information about the contest and to enter