A Japanese Language Speech Contest was held at the Japanese Language Department of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Wednesday among the diploma and certificate level learners of Japanese language. The speech contest was organised by the Japanese language department of NUML. Japanese Ambassador Takashi Kurai was the chief guest of the ceremony while Mrs Takashi Kurai, NUML Rector Major General (r) Ziauddin Najam, NUML Director General Brigadier Muhammad Ibrahim, registrar, directors and faculty and students of Japanese department also attended the speech contest. The participants of the speech contest delivered their speeches fluently on variety of topics in Japanese language. The speech contest was followed by the songs and drama skits performed by the students in Japanese language and won great applause from the audience. Ambassador Takashi Kurai, appreciating the students of Japanese language, said that he was very impressed by the way they had delivered their speeches, performed skits and songs in Japanese language. While congratulating all of the participants, Takashi Kurai said that today’s speech contest must have motivated them to enhance even further their knowledge of Japanese language and its culture. “The dedication, zeal and hard work displayed by the participants today, demonstrates their love towards Japanese language and its culture,” Ambassador Kurai said. Published in Daily Times, December 13th 2018.