{"id":157656,"date":"2023-10-27T10:58:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T01:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=157656&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-10-27T10:58:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T01:58:56","slug":"international-japanese-speech-contest","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/international-japanese-speech-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"International Japanese Speech Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Speech Contest aims to promote multicultural understanding and internationalization among local residents, facilitate mutual exchange and comprehension with foreigners, and enhance foreigners&#8217; proficiency in Japanese. Twelve participants, who are learning Japanese at language schools or Japanese classes while living in Fukuoka, will deliver speeches in Japanese on themes like their experiences in Fukuoka or their future dreams. The event serves as a valuable platform for cultural exchange and language improvement.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"International Japanese Speech Contest, \u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u306b\u3088\u308b\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30c1\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30b9\u30c8\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-002.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 11\/3 (Fri., hol.)<br \/>\n\u2022 13:00~16:00 (doors open 12:30)<br \/>\n\u2022 Free entry<br \/>\n\u2022 Capacity: 200 people<br \/>\n\u2022 Science Hall, 6F Fukuoka City Science Museum<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/KWn6ALxjCzeKE2oCA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4-2-1 Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcif.or.jp\/en\/en-language\/speech-contest\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.fcif.or.jp\/en\/en-language\/speech-contest\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"International Japanese Speech Contest, \u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u306b\u3088\u308b\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30c1\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30b9\u30c8\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fn_international-japanese-speech-contest_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Speech Contest aims to promote multicultural understanding and internationalization among local residents, facilitate mutual&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":157659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-157656","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chuo-ku","event-type-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/157656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}