The Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation (JLSF) will host the 19th Annual All-USA High School Japanese Speech Contest virtually on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 3:00 PM CDT / 1:00 PM PDT.

This contest provides high school students studying the Japanese language in the United States (whose native language is not Japanese) to make presentations in Japanese and to inspire others to improve their proficiency in Japanese. It is also hoped that the contest will encourage students to further their understanding of Japan, its people, and its culture.

Participants are carefully selected from among those recommended by the organizers of regional contests held across the country. Texas will be represented by the 2023 Texas State Japanese Language Speech Contest 1st place winner Aidan Sisneros from Johnson High School in San Antonio.

Event Schedule [subject to change]

1 PM (PDT)
・Opening Remarks
・Greetings
・Judge Introductions
・Contestant Introductions
・Explanation of Judging Criteria

1:20 PM ~ 3:00 PM (PDT)
・Speeches

3:00 PM ~ 3:30 PM (PDT)
・Judging Time by Judges
・Chatting on free topics by MC & Contestants

3:30 PM (PDT)
・Announcement of Winner
・General Remarks
・Closing remarks

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Contestants in Order of Presentation:

Ryan Chatchadathran
Tianshuo Cui
Leena Edais
Joshua Jimenez
Casey Allen Jones
Aniruddh Mahajan
Aidan Sisneros
Olivia Rose Tomassini
Megan Angelee Ubas Pajarito
Zhuoru Zhou