Winners of High School Speech Contest on Northern Territories Pay Courtesy Call on Prime Minister
Monday, March 15, 2004
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi received a courtesy call at the Prime Minister's Official Residence from the three top winners of the eighteenth High School Speech Contest on the Northern Territories. This Contest was held with participation of contestants representing high schools in Hokkaido. The first prize (the Minister of Foreign Affairs Prize) was awarded to Yumeko Takahashi, a second-year student at Asahikawa Fuji Girls' High School, while second prize (the Governor of Hokkaido Prize) went to Tomomi Kaneko, a third-year student at Hokkaido Yuho High School and Chiori Kurotaki, a third-year student at Kushiro Midorigaoka High School.
Prime Minister Koizumi congratulated the three by saying, "Was the speech each about seven minutes long? I am sure that you have been practicing quite a lot. This experience will help you in the future, so keep up your efforts."
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