The final-round judging panel consisted of Mr. Koichi Ai, Minister and Head of Chancery of the Embassy of Japan, Ms. Yuki Sako, Japan Commerce Association of Washington Foundation Director, and Prof. Tomoko Takami, President of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese.
The final-round judges, as real-time participants, viewed the presentations and then evaluated each presenter’s interpersonal skills through a short question-and-answer session in Japanese. Audience members watching on Zoom were also given the chance to ask the presenters questions in Japanese; these questions were then read to the presenters by Professor Morley of GW. These impromptu exchanges further tested the participants’ abilities to articulate themselves effectively in Japanese.
Many thanks to the following organizations for their sponsorship. J.LIVE Talk 2022 was made possible by your generous support! The list is in alphabetical order.
- East Asia National Resource Center, George Washington University
- Embassy of Japan
- George Washington University
- International Christian University
- Japan Commerce Association of Washington, D.C.
- Japan Foundation
- Japan-United States Friendship Commission
- Naganuma School
- Nanzan University
- Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University
- Sojitz Foundation