On Air: Rainbow Plaza Information/2013.10.14(Mon)/8:35～
Rebroadcasting: 2013.10.19(Sat)/10:00～

The 11^th Annual Japanese Speech Contest will be held on Sunday, October 20 in Fukufuku Hall, located on the first floor of Fukufuku Plaza, in Arato in the Chuo Ward of Fukuoka City. Doors open at 9:30 AM and the contest begins at 10 AM. The contest is expected to conclude around 3:10 PM.

It is a two-tiered contest, with the morning part of the event being a competition between foreigners studying and learning Japanese at Japanese language schools in the Fukuoka metropolitan area. The second part is a contest for foreigners studying the Japanese language under the guidance of volunteer teachers in the Fukuoka metropolitan area. Japanese teachers will judge participants in the morning portion of the contest. Participants in afternoon portion of the contest will be judged based upon the votes of the audience.

Advanced reservations are not required, and there is no entrance fee! Bring your friends and come find out what everybody is talking about!

For further information, please contact the Japanese Speech Contest Executive Committee of the Fukuoka International Association. You can do so by phone at 092-733-5630.

Do you know about Rainbow Plaza, located in the Tenjin IMS building on the 8^th floor? 

At Rainbow Plaza, staff, able to speak not only Japanese, but also English, Chinese and Korean, are present to offer all kinds of useful and important information to help with your daily life in Fukuoka.

Also, attorneys, clinical psychologists, administrative lawyers, called gyou-sei-sho-shi, doctors, and other specialists are available to provide advice to foreigners in Fukuoka, and consultation services are held regularly free of charge.

Furthermore, if you register as a member, you can also make use of the message board to exchange information, as well as use the Internet and literature corners.

Rainbow plaza would like to let all foreign residents of Fukuoka know they are welcome to visit Rainbow Plaza anytime.

Rainbow Plaza is open from 10 AM to 8 PM.

For further information, you can always contact Rainbow Plaza by phone at 092-733-2220. Or check out the website at http://www.rainbowfia.or.jp/.