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JaLaChamp 2025 – Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK

1 October 2024 (Japan Foundation)

Applications for JaLaChamp 2025 are now open! JaLaChamp, or Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK, is a contest for primary and secondary school students studying Japanese. There are two categories - the speech category, where students give a speech on a theme of their choice, and the video category where students are asked to create an original video either individually or as part of a group.

There are different categories for students at different stages of their Japanese study and we welcome applications from heritage language speakers as well as learners, so please share this information with anyone who might be interested!

  • Speech category deadline: 4 February 2025
  • Video category deadline: 4 March 2025

Visit the Japan Foundation website for full details, to see videos from the 2024 JaLaChamp finals day and to apply. 

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