On Air: Rainbow Plaza Information/2014.10.06(Mon)/8:35～
Rebroadcasting: 2014.10.11(Sat)/10:00～

The 12th Annual Japanese Speech Contest will be held on Sunday, October 19th 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.

You have probably gotten used to seeing foreigners around Fukuoka. Come find a new world by hearing about Fukuoka and life in Japan through their eyes, and find a whole new world yourself! 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 City International Foundation. You can do so by phone at 092-733-5630.

And, Rainbow Plaza has one more announcement…

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 October 16th.

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.

That was information from Rainbow Plaza.