Nichi-Bei News

News and Information from the Japan-America Society of Washington DC

October 30, 2006

Japan Bowl Set for April 12-13, 2007

The National Japan Bowl, the competition for high school students of Japanese from across the country, will be held on April 12-13, 2007.

The announcement was sent to high schools from Guam to Maine. You can read it here:
http://www.us-japan.org/dc/education/2007NationalJB/2007JBAnn.pdf

Next year is the 15th anniversary of the Japan Bowl, which is organized by the Japan-America Society of Washington DC.

The Society believes that it is important to recognize and encourage those high school students who have chosen Japanese as their foreign language. By inviting them to Washington at the time of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, we hope to strengthen their interest in Japan. We want to encourage them to continue their study of Japanese at the university level -- and to encourage them to continue their Japan connection in their adult lives, whether in business, academia, or public service.