On November 19th, 2016, the 6th annual All Japan High School, John Nissel Speech Contest was held at Sophia University. Twenty finalists gathered to deliver speeches on topics ranging from diversity, gender equality, social justice, climate change, and many others.
This years speeches were particularly powerful and inspirational and the judges found it incredibly difficult to choose a winner from such a strong field of presenters.
The top 3 prize winners were:
First Prize:
Shiori Hirai from Aichi Perfectural Asahigaoka Senior High School for her speech entitled “Believe in your Compass”
Second Prize:
Yuka Sashihara from Kobe College Senior High School for her speech entitled “With One Step Forward”
Third Prize:
Ena Kajiya from Toyama University of international Studies High School for her speech entitled “What Is Normal?”
We congratulate the winners and thank all of the contestants for their hard work and insightful speeches. Well done everyone!
