The 37th Australian National Final Japanese Language Speech Contest

The 37th Australian National Final Japanese Language Speech Contest

The 37th Australian NationalFinal Japanese Language Speech Contest held at The State Library of NSW on 21st October 2006 was a great success, with 20 participants all delivering wonderful speeches on the day.

The 37th Annual National Final Japanese Language Speech Contest results are listed below.

RESULT

Division	Prize	Name	Speech Title	School/Institution
High School Senior	1st	Nicholas Rennick (NSW)	Hiroshima 広島	Scots School, Albury
	2nd	Mirim Kim (QLD)	Friend 本とうのともだち	Brisbane State High School
	3rd	Lisa Li (VIC)	Just one piece of Origami たった一まいのおりがみ	The Mac Robertson Girls' High School
	Special	Bonnie Jones (TAS)	Recycling リーサイクリング	St. Michael's Collegiate / University of Tasmania
Open Beginner	1st	Julia Sungyon Hong (NSW)	Culture Shock - Learning from differences カルチャーショック－違いから学ぼう	University of New South Wales
	2nd	Seok Hoay Yew (VIC)	Magical Power in Singing 歌の不思議な力	University of Melbourne
	3rd	John Todd (WA)	Viewing Japanese Movies 日本のえいがを見ること	Edith Cowan University
Open	1st	Andrew Stewart-Wynne (WA)	Ethnicity ? What's yours? あなたの民族性は？	Edith Cowan University
	2nd	Hua Jie Wang (VIC)	The 'Sangokushi' boom 三国志ブーム	Monash University
	3rd	Ji Ae Lee (QLD)	Lookism 外見による差別	Queensland University of Technology
Background Speaker	1st	Kumiko Edwards (VIC)	Wasshoi 輪っしょい！	Mount Waverley Secondary College
	2nd	Mai Kaneshiro (QLD)	Japanese and Yasukuni Shrine 日本人と靖国神社	All Saints Anglican School
	3rd	Asagi Murayama (WA)	In the shadow of... 豊かさの陰で	Curtin University of Technology
	Special	Kenzo Selby (ACT)	My learning experience of Japanese 僕の日本語学習経験	University of Canberra

PRIZE

High School Senior Division
1st Prize	A return air ticket to Japan from Japan Airline International and Accommodation package from Central Japan Railway Company
2nd Prize	A Digital Camera from Canon Australia
3rd Prize	A sport bag, A cap and a pair of sport-style shoes (Onitsuka Mexico 66) from Asics Oceania
Special Prize	A Japanese animation DVD from The Japan Foundation Sydney
Open Beginner Division
1st Prize	A return air ticket to Japan from Japan Airline International and Accommodation package from Central Japan Railway Company
2nd Prize	A sport bag, A cap and a pair of sport-style shoes (Onitsuka Mexico 66) from Asics Oceania
3rd Prize	A Gift Voucher from Kinokuniya Bookstores of Australia and A Japanese doll from Japan National Tourist Organisation
Open Division
1st Prize	A return air ticket to Japan from Japan Airline International and Accommodation package from Central Japan Railway Company
2nd Prize	A Digital Camera from Sony Australia
3rd Prize	A sport bag, A cap and a pair of sport-style shoes (Onitsuka Mexico 66) from Asics Oceania
Special Prize	A Japanese book from the Japan Foundation Sydney
Background Speaker Division
1st Prize	A return air ticket to Japan from Japan Airline International and Accommodation package from Central Japan Railway Company
2nd Prize	A Digital Camera from Sony Australia
3rd Prize	A sport bag, A cap and a pair of sport-style shoes (Onitsuka Mexico 66) from Asics Oceania
Special Prize	A Japanese dictionary from the Japan Foundation Sydney

All participants including prize winners will receive a small gift from the Japan Foundation, Sydney.

SUPPORTED BY The Consulate-General of Japan, Sydney