Archive: 2015-2019

• Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation Awarded to York University Scholar (Consulate General of Japan Toronto)  link
• Special Ceremony Confers Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation to York University Scholar (Consulate General of Japan Toronto)  link
• Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation Awarded to York University Professor Norio Ota (National Association of Japanese Canadians)  link
• Y-File: Japanese Studies Program Coordinator awarded Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation  link
• Y-File: York University research leaders recognized at annual celebration  link
• Y-File: York students shine at the 2016 Ontario Japanese speech contest  link
• Y-File: York students win top prizes in National Japanese Speech Contest  link
• Ms. Lily Mcdermott (AP/JP3000 6.0) receives the 2016 Peter Sato Award, which is given to the best student overall in the Japanese Studies Program.
  
• Seven York students participated in the 2017 Ontario Japanese Speech Contest held at University of Toronto on March 4. The prize winners are the following.
  Beginners: Chris Robin   (JP1000)  2nd prize
  Advanced: Salma Saleh  (JP3000)  2nd prize
                     Gabby Ricker (JP3000) Special Effort prize
  Congratulations!
• Ms. Salma Saleh (AP/JP3000 6.0) receives the 2017 Peter Sato Award. Congratulations!
• AP/JP4000 6.0 is accepted as a 4000 level course for East Asian Studies Program.
• Ms. Dhin Chen (JP1000, 2016) and Mr. Ilia Jarikov (JP1000, 2016) received the DLLL Award for their excellent academic achievement and effort. Congratulations!
• York students did very well at the 2018 Ontario Japanese Speech Contest. The following are the winners. Congratulations!
  
• Beginners 1st prize (Shinkikai-Sagamihara City Award)Andrew Christensen (JP1000)
  
• Advanced 1st prize (Toyota Canada Award) Gabby Ricker (JP3000)
• Special Effort prize: Beginners Samsam Hassan (JP1000)
• Special Effort prize: Advanced Fernanda Cherini (JP2000)
• Special prize: Advanced Hanisi Samuel (JP2000/JP3080)
   Andrew and Gabby will compete at the National Speech Contest
• Y-File: York students head to Japanese Speech Contest nationals  link
• Y-File: York students earn prizes at National Japanese Speech Contest  link
  
• Beginners 2nd prize: Andrew Christensen
• Advanced 3rd prize: Gabby Ricker
• Our graduate, Ms. Lily Mcdermott, interviewed by Mainichi Newspaper: link link 
• Y-File: York U hosts first Conference on the Language of Japanese Food link
• Ms. Crystal Lam (JP3000) has been selected as a participant of the Kakehashi (bridging) Japanese Language Learners Program and will visit Japan on Jan. 7 -15, 2019. Congratulations!
  
• All the participants from York University did extremely well at the Ontario Japanese Speech Contest held on March 2, 2019. The following are the winners.
• Beginners 2nd prize Divine Domingo (jp1000)
• Intermediate 3rd prize Erika Schestak (jp2000)
• Advanced special prize Crystal Lam (jp3000)
• Open 2nd prize Boyang Zhang (jp3000)
  
• Nine students participated in the 38th Ontario Japanese Speech Contest held on February 29, 2020. All of them presented their speeches extremely well and York has five prize winners.
  
• Grand prize (Beginners) Lily Feng (jp1000) - contestant for national contest
  
• Beginners 3rd prize Mohona Meeftahul (jp1000)
  
• Intermediate 1st prize Anson Wong (jp2000) - contestant for national contest
  
• Intermediate Special Effort prize  Divine Domingo (jp2000)
  
• Open  Subaru Special prize 　Michael Tracey (jp3000) - contestant for national contest
• Y-File: York students make their mark at Ontario Japanese Speech Contest link
• YouTube link
  
• The three participants of York University won the top prizes at the 31st National Japanese Speech Contest held on line on March 29, 2020. Congratulations!
  
• Lily Feng 1st prize, Beginners
• Anson Wong, 1st prize, Intermediate
• Michael Tracey, 2nd prize, Open
• YouTube link
• F-File link