Japanese speech contest closes in Dalian

Tan Chengxu (far right), mayor of Dalian in Liaoning province, poses with winners of the 29th Canon Japanese Speech Contest at an award ceremony June 15. [Photo/dl.gov.cn]

The 29th Canon Japanese Speech Contest closed with great success in Dalian, Liaoning province, June 15. 

Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, sent his best wishes to the contest through a video, expressing his hopes that the participants would contribute to the promotion of economic and cultural exchanges between China and Japan.

Founded in 1990, the contest has cultivated a group of talents for the city’s opening-up and cooperation with Japan. This year’s event consisted of five groups: professional college students, amateur college students, senior high school students, junior high school students and primary school students.