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SUBMITTED PHOTO Three River Falls High School juniors joined in the Feb. 19 Japanese Language and Culture Competition at theNormandale Community College in Bloomington, Minn. Left to right: Nina Davis, Mac Gill and Elise Woodwick.The phrase on their shirts is a Japanese tongue twister that translates: “The customer next door eats lots ofpersimmons.” On the back the T-shirts read, “I said it!” The Japan-America Society of Minnesota hosts the com-petition that tests teens from throughout its home state and Wisconsin. The young people prove their knowl-edge by answering questions about Japanese language, grammar, vocabulary, and culture, as well as kana andkanji — characters that express written Japanese. The girls competed at the 4th-year language level againststudents from much larger schools and came in third place out of 12. Also known as J-Quiz, many equate theevent to a Quiz Bowl about Japanese. The Japan-America Society of Minnesota holds the event to increase cul-tural awareness and understanding of the Japanese culture, brings together young people with an interest inJapan, and “encourages the next generation of Japan experts.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF STRAT-O-MATICStrat-O-Matic founder Hal Richman and winner of the game’s UltimateFanatic title, Brett Carow of River Falls, stand together at the 50thanniversary event in New York City held during February.