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Doha: The 14th Japanese Speech Contest was organised on Saturday by the Embassy of Japan in Qatar in collaboration with Qatar University and the Japanese Language Teachers Association in Qatar (JALTAQ).
The speech contest, held at the Research Complex at Qatar University, saw the participation of 15 Japanese language learners in Qatar, who competed in three categories to demonstrate their linguistic abilities.
In his opening remarks, Japanese Ambassador to Qatar, H E Satoshi Maeda, expressed his appreciation to the sponsors, judges, participants, Qatar University and JALTAQ for supporting and promoting the Japanese language education in Qatar. The envoy also emphasised that the speech contest leads to the further deepening of the amicable relations between Japan and Qatar.
Fatima Al Marzoqi, a Qatari national, won the first-place prize in the advanced category. She delivered a speech on the challenges she faced in her journey to master the Japanese language which drew applause from both the judges and the audience.
Moreover, Ahmed Almohannadi, who is currently pursuing his master's degree at Tokyo Metropolitan University in Japan under the Japanese government scholarship (MEXT Scholarship), shared his experience about the life in Japan during an online talk session.
The following Japanese and local companies sponsored the contest, thereby showing the great importance of the event for both Japanese and Qatari business societies: Chiyoda Almana Engineering, Chubu Electric Power Company, Darwish Holding (FNAC, Sony, Yamaha), Itochu Corporation (Junko Sushi and Japanese Dining), JALTAQ, LNG Japan, Marubeni Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, MUFG Bank, Ninja Ramen restaurant and Sumitomo Corporation.
The delegation of Japan's Kyushu University, who was visiting Qatar on an official mission to promote studying in Japan for Qatari citizens, also attended the event.
They set up an information desk during the event.
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