2023/11/28

41th All Japan Student Portuguese Speech Contest Results Report

The 41th All Japan Student Portuguese Speech Contest was held at the university on Saturday, November 18.
17 students from 8 universities nationwide (including 4 students from the university) spoke passionately about their themes in front of 6 judges including embassy officials.

Saaya Fukuda, a junior student in the Department of Brazilian and Portuguese Studies, the Faculty of Foreign Studies of the university, spoke with a smile about her passion for language drama in her presentation titled "Acting in Portuguese is Living (Encenar em português é vida)." She captured the hearts of the judges and won the first place (Portugal Ambassador's to Japan Cup).

In addition, Arisa Matsuo, a freshman student in the same department, gave a speech entitled "Accept Me as I am (Acceitando-me como sou)," in which she shared her experience of overcoming a painful past and becoming proud of her roots. She won the second place (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies President's Cup).

Also, Seiichiro Aonuma, a freshman student in the same department, gave a presentation titled “The Beauty of Kendo - Fascinated by Traditional Martial Arts (A beleza do kendo, a esgrima japonesa),” conveying the appeal of Kendo while mentioning the similarities between kendo and capoeira. He won 4th place and received the Honorary Consul of Portugal Award in Kobe.

The top prize winners and their speech titles are as follows.

List of award winners

Ambassador of Portugal to Japan Prize
Saaya Fukuda (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies) Title: “Acting in Portuguese is Living”

Chancellor of the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Prize
Arisa Matsuo (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies) Title: “Accept Me as I Am”

Honorary Consul of Portugal in Kyoto Award
Haru Nomura (Tenri University) Title: “About Brazilian Schools in Japan”

Honorary Consul of Portugal in Kobe Award
Seiichiro Aonuma (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies) Title: "The Beauty of Kendo - Fascinated by Traditional Martial Arts"

Honorary Consul of Portugal in Osaka Award
Togo Kobayashi (Kanda University of International Studies) Title: “What Changed Me after Encountering Portuguese”

Kyoto Shimbun Award
Saeka Arimoto (Kanda University of International Studies) Title: “Learning Foreign Languages in the Age of AI”

Associação Cultural Latino-Americana de Kyoto Award
Maria Osaki (Nanzan University) Title: “Me and Portuguese”

Consul General of Brazil in Nagoya Special Award
Momoka Oki (Tokoha University) Title: “Multicultural Coexistence Learned in Japanese Classes in Hamamatsu”

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