Star of the Sea Int. School wins Japanese Speech contest
Master Isaac Wenide of Mary Star of the Sea International School at Kasoa emerged the overall winner of this year’s Japanese Speech Contest held in Accra.
The young boy impressed the panel of judges with a presentation in fluent Japanese on the topic: “What I will do if I go to Japan?”
After his speech, the judges were visibly impressed with the manner in which he answered their probing questions regarding his presentation in Japanese.
Among the four-member panel of judges were the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Kaoru Yoshimura; the Chief Executive of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Mr Koji Makino; the President of the Japanese Community in Ghana, Mr Kaz Tamura, and Dr Samuel Agyei, the Secretary to the Ghana Alumni of Japanese Universities.
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He received a certificate, a media player as well as educational materials (books and stationery) for the proficiency he displayed in the Japanese language.
Joseph Osei-Okyere of the Mary Star of the Sea International School and Edwin Asamoah Mantey of the Good Shepherd Academy placed second and third respectively.
A total of 24 Japanese language learners participated in this year’s contest.
The event forms part of the Japan Week Celebrations and is geared towards promoting the interest of Ghanaians in the Japanese language.
