Japanese community lifts their spirits with two digital events to celebrate its culture and language

Japanaroo, an inaugural Japanese festival in a new hybrid format, will hold its opening night events on the 20th online. You can watch the 51st NSW Japanese Speech Contest online on the 22nd, too.

Japanaroo, an inaugural hybrid Japanese festival, will hold its Opening Night on the 20th of August, 2021 Source: Japanaroo Platform Task Teams

Midori Furze, a Sydney-based Japanese contemporary artist, holds free online Origami workshiop. Source: Japanaroo Platform Task Teams

Ms Midori Furze, a Sydney-based Japanese contemporary artist, will hold a free online origami workshop as part of Japanaroo Opening Night. 

In the audio, Ms Furze talks about her workshop.

NSW Japanese Speech Contest is back

Source: Iris Somera / NSW Japanese Speech Contest Steering Committee

In the audio, Prof Chihiro Kinoshita Thomson who is a member of the contest organizing committee, tells us how the decision of having the contest online came about and how to enjoy watching those wonderful speeches more.

The 51st NSW Japanese Language Speech Contest will start from 9 am on the 22nd of August, and you can watch it on YouTube.

Source: NSW Japanese Speech Contest Steering Committee