On Air: Rainbow Plaza Information/2014.08.11(Mon)/8:35～
Rebroadcasting: 2014.08.16(Sat)/10:00～

Every first and third Thursday of the month, there is a “Japanese Chat Salon” being held in the Fukuoka City International Foundation large conference room on the 5th floor of Fukuoka City Hall’s North Annex. It’s a place where foreigners studying Japanese in Fukuoka, including students of Japanese language schools, and local Japanese volunteers can get together in a relaxed atmosphere and talk. The next session is scheduled to take place on August 21st.

Sessions start at 1:30 PM and run through 5 PM. Participants are free to come and go as they please during the session, and participation is free! Reservations are not necessary, however if you plan to attend in a group of 5 or more people please contact the Fukuoka Foreign Student Support Association prior to your arrival.

Anyone who wants to use Japanese they have studied previously, or just talk with a native Japanese person, this is your chance!

For further information, please contact the Fukuoka Foreign Student Support Association by phone at 092-733-5630. Or you may contact them by fax at 092-733-5635.

The next announcement from Rainbow Plaza is about the 12th Fukuoka Korean Speech Contest.

The event will take place in the hall on the 1st floor of Fuku Fuku Plaza, located in Arato, in the Chuo Ward of Fukuoka City, on Sunday, November 30th. The speeches start at 2:00 PM and will conclude at 5:00 PM.

The contest offers 15 participants the chance to speak for 4 minutes and 30 seconds to 5 minutes on a theme of their choice. In order to compete, you must be a student of the Korean language who’s residence, or place of work or school, must be within the Fukuoka city area or the Fukuoka metropolitan area. Those who have lived in Korea for periods of 1 year or longer, who have won the first place in past competitions of this event, or who have participated in the event 3 times are not eligible to participate.

After judgment, those who give excellent speeches will be awarded prizes and may even receive special prizes such as a round-trip ticket to South Korea!

Applications are being taken through Wednesday, August 27th. Those who wish to apply, please contact the management office by phone at 092-471-0904 to receive an entry form. Once you have received and completed the form, please mail or fax it in. Again, the number to call for an entry form is 092-471-0904.

The Fukuoka Korean Speech Contest Executive Committee is waiting for students of the Korean language to come out and participate!