Tokyo, Feb.4, 2016 — The Japan Times, Ltd. is pleased to announce that the 7th Japan Times Bee will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
This year, 40 schools from around Japan will participate in the Japan Times Bee. Each school holds their school bee to determine their representative participant in advance.
Journalists are encouraged to attend the bee, to witness the competition and to see 8 to 14 year old school children show off their impressive spelling skills.
Details of the 7th Japan Times Bee
- Dates： Saturday, March 19, 2016, 10:30-16:30 (End time is approximate)
- Venue： Japan Times Nifco Hall (4-5-4 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
- Organizer： The Japan Times, Ltd.
- Supported by： Embassy of The United States, Tokyo; The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan; International New York Times
- Sponsored by： Costco Wholesale Japan, Ltd.; Yours Corporation;
University of Southern California; Simmons Co., Ltd.; Nifco Inc.
- Participating schools： 40
- Participants： Children or students aged 8 to 14
(one student representative from each school)
- Website ： http://spelling-bee.japantimes.co.jp/
*The event will be streamed live on Ustream (jtimes.jp/jtbee)
Application to Report on the Bee
Journalists interested in reporting on the bee should fill in the following form and return it by email or fax.
●Email： [email protected]
(Include "JT Spelling Bee" in subject line)
●Fax： 03-3452-0659
Application Form
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