The Institute for Japanese Studies in co-sponsorship with the Japan-America Society of Central Ohio and the Japanese Student Organization announced the results of the 14th Annual Japanese Speech Contest, held Saturday, March 2 at JASCO's new building in Dublin. In the University Category, 1st place went to Rosaria Tirone (The Ohio State University), 2nd place went to Ruijie Yu (Oberlin College), and 3rd place went to Qianqian Zhang (The Ohio State University). Pronunciation & Intonation was given to Jennifer Ravi, (The Ohio State University), and a new prize this year, Outstanding Content, went to Anthony George (Ohio University). The contest is also sponsored by Central Ohio Japanese Association of Commerce (COJAC), the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit and the Japan Foundation.