On Saturday, March 9th, the 21st Croatian Japanese Speech Contest was held at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb. On the day, we welcomed a large number of guests and visitors, and six Japanese language learners competed in delivering speeches. The details can be viewed on this internet news. This contest was organized by the Association of Japanese Language Teachers in Croatia, the Embassy of Japan in Croatia, and the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb.

The prizes for first to third places, as well as participation awards were generously provided by the following organizations, companies, and artists. We sincerely thank you for your sponsorship and express our deep gratitude to everyone.

• JAPAN FOUNDATION
• Association of Japanese Language Teachers in Croatia
• Embassy of Japan in Croatia
• 3A Corporation
• Bonjinsya Co., Ltd
• Chizuko Takahashi, Tou-fu Gallery