JaLaChamp 2023 | Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK – Finals Day!

We are so excited to announce that the Finals Day for the JaLaChamp 2023 Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK will take place in the afternoon on Saturday 8th July 2023 in London! Get that date in your diary and prepare to be amazed by the talents of young people in the UK studying Japanese.

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Latest updates

16/06/2023 – Finals Day registration opened and special programme announced.

15/05/2023 – Date for the Finals Day officially announced!

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JaLaChamp is a contest for primary and secondary school students studying Japanese, and consists of two categories: a speech category, and a video category where students are asked to create an original video. We received many fantastic entries from across the country and were wowed by the creativity and talents of all the students.

On Finals Day, speech category finalists will give their speeches in front of a live audience, and we will also be playing the videos of the video category finalists projected on a large screen in the Japan House London Hall! There will be special prizes for all finalists taking part.

There will also be a special programme with world-renowned theatre director and playwright, Mr Phillip Breen. Mr Breen is also an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has directed over 60 professional productions and his work has been staged all over the UK, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, NY, LA and more cities and countries around the world. He will give a special talk and share his experiences with us! More information will be displayed on this page soon.

Everyone is welcome to join us!

The event is free, but registration via the Eventbrite page is essential. Please access the Eventbrite page from the link below.

Register to attend here

Download the event programme

Please note that registration will close when the applications have reached maximum capacity.