On Air: Rainbow Plaza Information/2011.10.10(Mon)/8:35～

Rebroadcasting: 2011.10.13(Thu)/8:35～

Japanese Chat Salon

Every first and third Thursday of the month, there is a “Japanese Chat Salon” being held. It’s a place where foreigners studying Japanese in Fukuoka and local Japanese volunteers can get together in a relaxed atmosphere and talk.

The Salon is held at the large conference room of the Fukuoka International Association, located on the 5^th floor of the Fukuoka City Hall North Annex. Sessions start at 1:30 PM and run through 5:00 PM. Participants are free to come and go as they please during the session, and participation is free!

Anyone who wants to use Japanese they have studied, or just talk with a native Japanese person, this is your chance! Reservations are not necessary, however if you plan to attend in a group of 5 or more people please contact the Salon prior to your arrival.

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.

Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners

The 9^th Annual Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners will be held on October 16^th. It is a two-tiered contest, with the first section being a competition for foreigners studying the Japanese language under the guidance of volunteer teachers inFukuokaCity. The second part is a contest between foreigners studying and learning Japanese at Japanese language schools in theFukuoka metropolitan area. Participants in part 1 of the contest will be judged based upon the votes of the audience. Participants in part 2 of the contest will be judged by Japanese teachers.

Recently, you may be becoming more and more accustomed to seeing foreign nationals on the streets of Fukuoka. Come and find out what they have to say about their experiences in Japanand about life here. It’s a chance for you to enter a whole new world.

The contest will take place on October 16^th in Fukufuku Hall, located on the 1^st floor of Fukufuku Plaza, in Arato, in the Chuo Ward of Fukuoka City. Doors open at 12:30 and the contest begins at 1 PM, lasting until 5 PM. Advanced reservations are not required, and there is no entrance fee, so bring a friend and listen to what foreigners inFukuoka have to say!

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.

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