Speeches and Dreams: A Growing Generation of Japanese Learners

Naganuma School Headmistress Kojima Michiko.

Classmates cheer on their friends during the contest (left) and Taiwanese student Zhang Yahao delivers his speech “Yaritai koto o yarō” (Let’s Do What We Want).

Staff, judges, and guest speakers join the 11 contestants on stage at the Naganuma School Speech Contest 2014, themed “Nihongo de tsutaetai” (What I Want to Say in Japanese).