The 2026 speech contest winners have been decided. Thanks go to all the participants and everyone who helped with the pre-judging and prepartion of the videos.
As always it was a very close contest and the winning speeches were thought provoking and well presented. The 2026 winners are:
1st Place Wells Wall (Victoria University of Wellington) 「日本語の効果的な勉強方法」
2nd Place: Joel Taylor (University of Waikato) 「留学の価値」
3rd Place: Shelly Liang (Victoria University of Wellington) 「外国語が「上手になる」とはどういうことか」