Japanese 2ZZ3 student Esho Shamana won third place in the intermediate category at the Ontario Japanese speech contest this year. Congratulations Esho!

The Ontario Japanese Speech Contest was first held in 1983. The 2025 OJSC is the 43rd Contest. Students learning Japanese at universities and language schools present their speeches in four categories: Beginners’, Intermediate, Advanced and Open. OJSC has been the most successful Contest in Canada in terms of quality participants and excellent speeches.
OJSC attracts more than 50 participants every year and offers the best opportunities for learners of Japanese to demonstrate their knowledge and performance of the Japanese language.

To read more about the contest please visit Ontario Japanese Speech Contest Official Web Site (yorku.ca)