3_1 Greetings: Vice Consul Yuichiro Tanaka

San Diego Annual Japanese Speech Contest

Good afternoon San Diego Region 22^nd Japanese Speech Contest organizers, students and supporters. My name is Yuichiro Tanaka, vice consul at the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles. Thank you for inviting me to today’s event.

Best wishes to today’s contestants, who are not native Japanese speakers, and have worked very hard in their studies to cultivate their Japanese language skills to such a high level. Today’s speech contest is a great opportunity to show the fruits of your hard work and to make good memories that you will remember for many years to come.

My hope is that the contestants will continue to improve their Japanese skills and become young ambassadors that connect Japan and the U.S. in whatever field they pursue.

Please allow me to acknowledge Ms. Fumiko Tachibana, chair of the San Diego Japanese Speech Contest Committee, for her hard work, along with others who helped organize the contest, and my fellow judges. Best wishes for the continued success of the San Diego Japanese Speech Contest and its contestants!

第２２回サンディエゴ日本語スピーチコンテスト、参加者の皆様、関係者の皆様、只今、ご紹介に預かりました在ロサンゼルス総領事館より参りました田中でございます。本日は、お招き頂きありがとうございます。

日本語を母国語としない皆さんが、日頃から日本語の学習に励み、日本語能力を高めておられることを心から応援いたします。これまでの練習の成果を十分に発揮され、本日のスピーチコンテストが、皆さんに一生の良い思い出となるよう願っています。

今後も益々ご自分達の日本語に磨きをかけ、日米両国を繋ぐヤング・アンバサダーとして各分野でご活躍いただけることを願っています。

本日のスピーチコンテスト開催のためにご尽力いただいた橘先生をはじめ審査員、関係者の皆さまに心よりお礼を申し上げるとともに、本スピーチコンテストの益々のご発展をお祈りいたします。

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