Readers of The Japan Times have the opportunity to win 10 pairs of free tickets for the 10th Shinkyokushinkai World Karate Championship to be held at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Oct. 22-23.

The winners will receive two tickets for Oct. 23.

The championship is a charity event to aid reconstruction after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake as well as for the Japan Marrow Donor Program.

The competition will feature 158 male and female contestants from 79 countries.

To apply, send your name, address with postal code, age, occupation and telephone number to the following address by Oct. 11:

World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai, World Karate Championship Bureau, ticket present for The Japan Times, Shin-Ogawamachi Bldg. 2F, 9-20 Shin-Ogawamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0814

Tickets will be sent directly to the winners.

For further information on the event, please call (03) 3555-2727 or check http://www.shinkyokushinkai.co.jp/