On Saturday, December 7th, students, alumni, and faculty members gathered at the Mita Public Speaking Hall (Mita Enzetsu-kan) for the 40th Annual Japanese Speech Contest hosted by KOSMIC.

11 international students gave speeches according to the theme for this year: "The Japanese things I want to bring back".

The contestants all gave great speeches that they had been preparing specially for this contest with their Japanese tutors since October.

With each of the finalists presenting their own unique takes on the theme, the audience was treated to a mixture of humorous anecdotes, heartwarming stories, and shrewd observations covering a variety of topics.

The speech titles and nationalities of the prize winners are as follows:

Intermediate and Advanced Level First Prize
『余白は無駄ではない』（Italy）
Intermediate and Advanced Level Second Prize
『道は、他にもある』（Taiwan）

Speakers

Speakers and judges


Photo : Aki Takematsu

The Office of Student Services at Mita Campus will be closed from December 28th (Sat.) 2024 to January 5th（Sun.) 2025 for the winter break.
Replies to the emails will resume from January 6th (Mon.).

Application Requirements & Application Forms

・Please check Yokohama International Student House website.

Yokohama International Student House

*Application forms can be downloaded from the website or distributed at our offices listed below.

・2025 Application Guide

Submitting Application Forms

We will collect students' applications and send them to Yokohama International Student House at once.

Please bring yourself all of required documents to our offices.

【Application Period of Keio：2025 January 6^th (MON)~16^th (THURS) 4:45PM (Japan time)】

*Please note that this application period differs from Yokohama International Student House website.

<Offices to submit（8：45AM～4：45PM）Unavailable on weekends or public holidays>

-Student Services (International) (Hiyoshi Campus, 1F Independence Wing)

-Student Services, Graduate School section(Hiyoshi Campus, 2F Collaboration Complex）

-Student Services (International), Yagami Campus

Inquiries

・About Submitting Application Forms：

-Student Services(International), Hiyoshi Campus（Undergraduate）　045-566-1033 / hiyoshi-ic@adst.keio.ac.jp

-Hiyoshi Campus（Graduate Schools）　045-564-2441(KBS) , 045-564-2517(KMD) , 045-564-2518(SDM)

ic-hiyoshi-grads@adst.keio.ac.jp (KBS/KMD/SDM)

-Student Services (International), Yagami Campus　　045-566-1468 / ic-yagami@adst.keio.ac.jp

・Other inquiries：Yokohama International Student House　045-507-0121 / Contact Us | Yokohama International Student House (yish-yoke.com)