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2018 ILLINOIS JAPAN BOWL
PROCEDURES AND STUDY GUIDE

     Sponsored by the Japan America Society of Chicago
                    www.jaschicago.org
             1 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2475
                   Chicago, Illinois 60602
                     TEL 312-263-3049
                     FAX 312-263-6120
               EMAIL kono@jaschicago.org
2018 ILLINOIS JAPAN BOWL
The 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl, sponsored by the Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC), will
be held on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The event will take place at North Central College’s Wentz
Science Center, 131 S Loomis, Naperville, IL. The event will begin at 10:00 AM and conclude
by 2:30 PM.

The purpose of the Japan Bowl is to recognize and encourage high school students across the
country who have chosen Japanese as their foreign language and to make the study of Japanese
language, history and culture both challenging and enjoyable. The Japan Bowl was first held in
1993 in Washington, DC. In 2015, the Japan America Society of Chicago organized the inaugural
Illinois Japan Bowl.

The Illinois Japan Bowl is an academic competition which covers a wide range of topics that
tests high school students who are studying the Japanese language across the state of Illinois. The
competition tests not only their knowledge of the language, but also their understanding of
traditional and modern Japan.

For 2018, the Illinois Japan Bowl will be open to students enrolled in Level 2, Level 3 and Level
4 Japanese language classes in Illinois. Teams are comprised of two or three students. Each
spring, teams from all over the country travel to Washington, D.C. for the National Japan Bowl,
which has become one of the highlights of the city’s Cherry Blossom Festival.

This guide describes the administrative procedures for the 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl, including
eligibility requirements, application and registration procedures, deadlines, location and
facilities, and the dress code. It also includes a tentative schedule for the event, which is subject
to change.

Please read the entire guide carefully. In the months before the competition, there might be
changes to the information contained in this Guide. Participants will be informed promptly of
any changes that are made.

Copies of this guide and all required forms can be downloaded from the Japan America Society's
website, www.jaschicago.org. For more information or to register, contact Erika Kono at
312-263-3049, extension 25 or via email at kono@jaschicago.org

LOCATION
The 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl will be hosted by North Central College. The competition will be
held in the Wentz Science Center, 131 S Loomis, 2nd Floor, Naperville, IL.

North Central College is located within easy walking distance from the Naperville Train Station,
which is serviced by METRA’s BNSF line. There is convenient parking on the campus of North
Central College.
DATE & TIME
The 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2018.

Team registration will begin at 9:30 AM, with the official program scheduled to begin at 10:00
AM. The 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl will conclude by 2:30 PM.

Event staff and volunteers are asked to arrive at North Central College by 8:00 AM to set up the
competition room and make other preparations.

SCHEDULE
       Time           Description
       8:00 AM        Door opens for event staff; set-up begins
       9:30 AM        Team registration starts
       10:00 AM       Opening Ceremony
       10:30 AM       Teams move to the competition room and take their seats
       10:45 AM       Competition Round 1
       11:15 AM       Break
       11:30 AM       Competition Round 2
       12:30 PM       Lunch & Cultural Program
       1:30 PM        Closing Ceremony (Tie Breaker Rounds if necessary)
       2:00 PM        Presentation of Trophies
       2:30 PM        Event concludes; clean up begins for volunteers

ELIGIBILITY
This academic competition covers a wide range of topics that tests high school students who are
studying the Japanese language across the state of Illinois. The competition tests not only their
knowledge of the language, but also their understanding of traditional and modern Japan.

Student Eligibility
The 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl is open to full-time students who are currently enrolled in Level 2,
Level 3 and Level 4 Japanese language classes at a high school in the state of Illinois. These
levels correspond to the equivalent level of high school Japanese language study:
Level 2 Students enrolled in 2nd year high school level Japanese language study
   Level 3 Students enrolled in 3rd year high school level Japanese language study

             Students enrolled in 4th year high school level Japanese language study or in AP
   Level 4
             Japanese

As per the National Japan Bowl Regulations, the level of Japanese language study is based on
the course level, and not the number of years that a student has studied Japanese in high school.
For example, a high school sophomore who began Japanese language study in elementary or
junior high school might be studying with high school seniors in Level 3 and therefore would be
eligible for the Level 3 team.

The following rules about Japanese language education and experience govern eligibility:
   a. Students who are native speakers of Japanese or who use Japanese at home are not
       eligible to compete.
   b. Students who have spent more than a total of three months in Japan on a study or home-
       stay program or who have had significant exposure to Japanese language and culture
       outside the high school curriculum are not eligible to compete. (Significant exposure can
       include the presence of a native Japanese language speaker in the home, frequent or
       occasional trips to Japan, time spent in Japan, outside tutoring, summer camps,
       immersion programs, etc. For questions, please contact the Japan America Society of
       Chicago.)
   c. Participation is permitted at one level higher than the student's current high school level
       of Japanese studies, but is not permitted at any level lower than his/her current level.
   d. If a student participates in the Illinois Japan Bowl at one level higher than the one at
       which he/she is currently enrolled, that student will not be able to participate in a future
       Japan Bowl at the same or a lower level.
   e. Students taking the AP Japanese Language and Culture course are eligible to compete in
       the 2018 competition at Level 4.

Team Formation
Each school may send up to 3 teams to participate in the 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl. All team
members must be formally studying Japanese at the same high school.

A team must consist of two or three students. Teams of one student are not allowed. The
organizers of the 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl strongly encourage schools to form teams of three
students instead of two.

Chaperones
Each participating school must have at least one adult chaperone who is 21 years of age or older.
Usually the students' Japanese language teacher serves as the chaperone, but there is no
requirement that the chaperone should be the teacher.

Chaperones are responsible for the well-being of her/his student(s) throughout the time that they
are in participating in the Illinois Japan Bowl.

At the time of registration on Saturday, March 10, 2018, all chaperones will be asked to present a
valid government-issued photo ID such as driver's license or passport.

If a chaperone is not present at registration or any of the rules about chaperones are not followed,
the team will not be able to participate in the competition.

COST & FEES
Participation in the 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl is free of charge. Box lunch and t-shirts will be
available for students and chaperones only.

Participants are responsible for providing their own transportation to/from the 2018 Illinois Japan
Bowl.

APPLICATION
Applications for the 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl must be received no later than Monday, February
26, 2018. Applications should be submitted to Erika Kono at the Japan America Society of
Chicago, either by fax (312-263-6120) or by email (kono@jaschicago.org).

Submission of Forms
Misrepresentations and/or other irregularities on an application form which become apparent at
the time of registration or during the competition may result in the disqualification of the student
and possibly his/her team members. Depending on the severity of the infringement, the
Organizers of the 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl may also prohibit the student(s) and possibly the
entire team or school from participating in the competition in the following year. We therefore
ask students, parents/guardians, and teachers to take an active role in the application process to
ensure that there are no errors or misunderstandings. When in doubt, please contact Erika Kono
at kono@jaschicago.org.

Upon receiving the Illinois Japan Bowl Application Form, the Organizers will screen all
applications to determine each applicant's eligibility. The Organizers will send confirmation to
the team’s representative via e-mail.

ONSITE REGISTION
Registration Procedures on March 10
Registration will be conducted from 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 10. Registration
will take at Ratio Hall, 2nd Floor in the Wentz Science Center .

Registration will be conducted by school, not by team. Therefore, all team members and
chaperones from the school must be together at the time of registration.

The chaperone(s) must present a government-issued photo ID (such as a driver's license or
passport).

Substitution of Students after Team Approval
After teams have been notified of their acceptance and registration, substitutions will be
permitted only if a student becomes ill or there is some other valid reason.

All substitutes must meet the same eligibility requirements. Therefore, the required application
forms for the proposed substitute must be submitted to the Organizers of the Illinois Japan Bowl
for review.

The Organizers’ decision of whether to accept a substitute is final. If a substitution is not
permitted, the team may compete with two students - but not with just one.
COMPETITION FORMAT
The 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl is open to high school students who are enrolled in Level 2, Level
3 and Level 4 Japanese language instruction. For each level, the competition will be comprised
of two rounds of 25 questions. Each competition round will be 30 minutes, with a break between
rounds.

Each team will be seated together at a table in one large room and compete with all other teams
at the same time. The competition round is closed to the general public, except for teachers/
chaperones. The public is invited to attend the opening ceremony, cultural program and closing
ceremony.

Each question will be worth 2 points. All questions will be projected, using PowerPoint slides, on
a large screen.

American and Japanese moderators (native speakers) will read the questions. Each question will
indicate how the answer should be given: in English, in hiragana, in kanji, etc. (See the list of
answer icons below.)

After each set of 25 questions is read, students MUST put their pens and pencils down and stop
writing when told to do so by the moderator. Failure to do so may result in disqualification from
the competition.

Questions will be read only once, except for Japanese comprehension questions, which will be
read twice. Conferring among team members is allowed.

All teams must write their answers clearly and legibly on the team answer sheet. Any member of
a team may write the answer(s) to the question. As described above, the slide will give the
“answer icon,” and the moderator also will state in which language form the answer should be
written.

Answer Icons
          EN     English

          JP     Any combination of Japanese (kanji, hiragana, katakana – but not
                 romaji)
                 hiragana

                 katakana
                 kanji

          ABC Multiple choice
RO      romaji for Japanese names*
          123     Western numerals

          *Any commonly-used variant of romaji can be used. For example, Tokyo can
          be written as “Tokyo” or “Toukyou.” A newspaper can be “shinbun” or
          “shimbun.” A map can be “chizu” or “tizu.”

There is a 30-second time limit for answering each question. However, 60 seconds will be
allotted for questions that require translation from English to Japanese. The clock begins when
the moderator has finished reading the question. The timekeeper will call a “10 seconds”
warning. At the end of the allocated time, the timekeeper will call “time,” and the slide will
advance to the next question. Although you may keep working on questions after the time has
expired, you will run the risk of missing the next question.

There is no partial credit for partially correct or incomplete answers. There is no penalty for an
incorrect response or an incomplete answer. The judges’ decisions are final.

When answering in full sentences in Japanese, teams must use the polite forms (                  ),
unless otherwise instructed.

Students should write their answers clearly and legibly on the team answer sheet. Any answers
that are difficult for the judges to read or identify may result in an incorrect answer. Therefore,
students should take care to write their answers carefully.

In the case of a tie, the teams will participate in a “sudden death” tie breaker round. Teams will
be asked a series of questions. Each team will be given a buzzer: the first team to buzz in will be
given the opportunity to answer. If they are unable to answer correctly, the other team will be
given the opportunity to answer.

INCOMPLETE/PARTIAL ANSWER EXAMPLES
It is important that students be as specific and accurate as possible.

Example 1
       Japanese MODERATOR:
       English MODERATOR: What did the older brother buy? Answer in English.

       ANSWER: The correct answer is "a black motorbike, motorcycle, motor scooter, etc. -
       something that indicates that it is propelled by a motor. If you say or write just the word
       "bike," your answer is incomplete, because the English word 'bike" can also mean a
       pedaled bicycle. You also must include the color of the bike (black) to make it a complete
       response.
Example 2
     English MODERATOR: In the Japanese calendar, what year is this? Answer in
     Japanese.

     ANSWER: A correct answer must include "Heisei," the number, and "nen," to
     demonstrate that you know not just the number of the year but also the name of the reign
     (Heisei) and the standard term ("nen") used in Japanese when expressing the year.
RULES OF CONDUCT
Dress Code
All participants are expected to dress in an appropriate manner.
    • Participants may wear their official 2018 Illinois Japan Bowl T-shirts during the
        competition. T-shirts will be distributed on the morning of the event at registration.
    • For boys, slacks and collared shirts are recommended. Shirts must be tucked in.
    • For girls, dresses, skirts, blouses, and slacks are recommended.
    • Please note: No jeans, shorts, T-shirts (except for the official Illinois Japan Bowl T-shirt),
        tank tops, caps, hats or head coverings (except for religious wear), athletic attire or
        sneakers, miniskirts, bare midriffs, or flip-flops are permitted during the competition

Grounds for Disqualification
   •   Challenging or showing lack of respect to Illinois Japan Bowl officials, staff, or
       volunteers by either
   •   a student, teacher, or chaperone
   •   Inappropriate dress
   •   Use of offensive language

The Organizers of the Illinois Japan Bowl have the sole right to determine, in its own judgment,
whether any action requires disqualification.

Misrepresentations and/or other irregularities on an application form which become apparent at
the time of registration or during the competition also may result in the disqualification of the
student and possibly his/her team members.

Depending on the severity of the infringement, the Organizers may also prohibit the student(s)
and possibly the entire team or school from participating in the Illinois Japan Bowl at any Level
in the future years. We therefore ask students, parents/guardians, and teachers to encourage
appropriate behavior, in order to ensure that there are no misunderstandings.
ILLINOIS JAPAN BOWL STUDY GUIDE

                                       ALL LEVELS
   Non-Language Topics
No matter what your level is, study the non-language topics listed in the highlighted column
below.
                        Year 1 (2018)                 Year 2 (2019)                  Year 3 (2020)
     History     Edo/Tokugawa Era               The Modern Era (Meiji,      Classical/Medieval Era
                 1603-1868: well-known          Taisho, Showa and           794-1603: the Heian,
                 events, people, and terms      Heisei) 1868-present:       Kamakura, Muromachi, and
                                                well-known events,          Azuchi-Momoyama periods:
                                                people, and terms           well-known events, people,
                                                                            and terms

     Arts and    Visual Arts, including         Literary Arts, including    Performing Arts, including
     Culture     painting, prints, sculpture,   famous authors and          kabuki, bunraku, noh,
      (both      ceramics, ikebana,             novels, Japanese literary   kyogen, theater and drama,
    traditiona   handicrafts, classic films,    forms, folk tales and       traditional music, tea
       l and     and architecture               children’s stories          ceremony, etc.
     modern)     (including landscape
                 architecture)

     Social      Physical Geography:            Japan’s political and       Political Geography:
    Sciences     Nature, the environment,       economic systems:           Names and locations of
                 flora and fauna,               politics, government,       regions, major islands,
                 agriculture and fisheries,     foreign affairs, national   prefectures, major cities,
                 climate, natural               symbols; business and       mountains, seas, lakes,
                 phenomena and                  industry, transportation,   rivers, etc. in Japan
                 disasters, all related to      famous companies and
                 Japan                          products

    Daily Life   Festivals, holidays,           Manners and etiquette       Rites of life (birth, school,
      and        seasonal events,               in Japan, Japanese          marriage, death, etc.);
     Society     celebrations                   gestures and body           religion and religious
                                                language                    practices

     Popular     Japanese popular               Food, drink, clothing,      Martial arts, sports, and
     Culture     culture, with a focus on       houses, things in and       traditional Japanese
                 youth and "kawaii"             around Japanese             games
                 culture, including anime,      homes
                 manga, pop music,
                 fashion, characters and
                 mascots, iconic foods,
                 etc.
Current    Major events and developments in Japan’s politics, economy, international relations
  Events     and society during the 12 months prior to the National Japan Bowl. Note: Current
             events questions will be asked only during the Championship Round.
 US-Japan    The US-Japan connection: Interaction between the two countries in the topics listed
 relations   above

Language Topics

This Section describes the kinds of language topics that the Japan Bowl will include in the
2018 competition.

Idiomatic Japanese

The Japan Bowl includes idiomatic Japanese as a language enrichment topic. The Japan
Bowl selects idiomatic expressions that are used frequently in Japan; have some cultural or
historical interest; and/or express a common English idiom, but in a different way.
The lists of idiomatic expressions that will appear in the 2018 Japan Bowl are highlighted in
yellow below.

                 2018                        2019                         2020

Idiomatic       Language of                Japanese idioms,              Expressions using
Japanese        feelings:                  proverbs, and                 the names of parts
                expressions using          yojijukugo                    of the human body,
                ki    and                                                such as me      , te      ,
                                                                         etc.
                kokoro

Gitaigo/Giongo (Onomatopoeic Expressions)

Gitaigo and giongo (onomatopoeic expressions) are an important part of the Japanese
language. Because the words repeat, they are also fun to hear and say.
Katakana
Teams will be asked to give the English equivalent of Japanese words written in katakana.
Here are some examples:

                           Part-time work

                           Turn signal (on a car)

                           Mexico

                           Channel (on a TV)

                           Button or peony

Students also will be expected to write some English words in katakana, as the Japanese
commonly use and write them. Here are some examples:

Studio (TV/Radio)

Television

Germany

Taxi

French fries

Affective Expressions
Affective expressions are words that, while short, express subtle nuances of the speakers
intentions or emotions.

Aisatsu
Aisatsu are polite and generally “fixed” phrases that the Japanese use in particular situations.
Knowing (a) when to use and (b) how to respond to these polite aisatsu phrases is an
important part of interpersonal communication in Japan, and is integral to Japanese culture
and society.
       For example, when a Japanese person leaves the house, (s)he will say                    .
       The person who stays behind sends them off by saying,                         .
LEVEL II LISTS

Required Kanji – Reading and Writing

Students should be able to read and write these kanji and give their meanings in English.
Most kanji, but not all, used in the Japan Bowl will come from these lists. Students should
also be able to read and write common kanji compounds formed by kanji in this list.
a.   Students should know the following kanji

b. Students should know common kanji compounds that use kanji in the above list, for
   example:

                   (            )
(     )

                   (         )

                   (             )

                   (                 )

                   (             )

This Year’s Special Topics in Kanji

Level II students should be able to read, pronounce, and know the meaning of the following words
and concepts:

Family Names in Kanji
Level II students should be able to read and pronounce the following family names:
   Tanaka

   Yamada

   Yamaguchi

   Nakamura

   Kimura

   Hayashi

   Honda

Place Names in Kanji
Level II students should be able to read and pronounce the following place names:

Major Cities of Japan
     Tokyo

     Kyoto

     Osaka

     Yokohama

     Nagoya

Major Islands of Japan

     Honshu

     Kyushu

     Shikoku

     Hokkaido

     Okinawa

Oceans and Seas
     Pacific Ocean (Taiheiyo)

     Sea of Japan (Nihonkai)

Idiomatic Japanese

Level II students should learn the following:

     Get along with someone/be compatible
Be interested in someone or something/feel inclined to do something

    Be sensible/smart, tasteful/thoughtful/tactful/sensitive

    Get distracted/get off track

    Notice/realize something/become aware/be attentive
    Recover consciousness/come to one’s senses

    Take a fancy to something/feel inclined/be moved or tempted to do something

    To understand each other well/relate to

    Be narrow-minded

    Be generous/broad-minded/big-hearted

    Feel supported/backed up/confident

Gitaigo/Giongo (Onomatopoeic Expressions)

Level II students should learn the following:
Affective Expressions
Level II students should be able to understand and use the following affective expressions:

Aisatsu
Level I aisatsu phrases:

                     -

               -

    (          )

                                /         –

Level II students are expected to know how to use and respond to the Level I aisatsu listed
above, as well as to the following phrases:

                     -
LEVEL III LISTS
Required Kanji – Reading and Writing

a. Level III students should know the following kanji, plus those in the Level II list
b. Level III students should know common kanji compounds that use kanji in the Level II and
III lists, for example:

                  (        )

                  (        )

                  (            )

                  (                )

                  (        )

This Year’s Special Topics in Kanji
Level III students should be able to read, pronounce, and know the meaning of the following
words and concepts, plus those in the Level II list:

Family Names in Kanji
Level III students should be able to read and pronounce the following family names, in
addition to the family names listed for Level II:

   Takahashi

   Yamamoto

   Matsumoto

   Inoue

   Kobayashi

   Yoshida

   Matsushita

Place Names in Kanji
Level III students should be able to read and pronounce the following place names, in
addition to the place names listed in Level II:

Cities of Japan
   Fukuoka

   Sapporo

   Hiroshima

   Sendai
Regions of Japan
    Kanto

    Kansai

    Tohoku

    Chubu

    Chugoku

Idiomatic Japanese

Level III students should learn the following idioms, in addition to the Level II idioms:

    Pay attention to another’s needs/fuss or worry about/attend to/take into consideration

    Take care/pay attention/be careful

    Attract someone’s attention

    Pull oneself together/completely rethink

    Do wholeheartedly/put one’s heart into something

    To trust/relax one’s guard
To steel oneself/harden one’s heart

      Thoughtfulness, care, concern, consideration

Gitaigo/Giongo (Onomatopoeic Expressions)

Level III students should learn the following, in addition to those at Level II:

Affective Expressions
Level III students should be able to understand and use the following affective expressions, in
addition to those at Level II:

4.9          Aisatsu
Level III students are expected to know how to use and respond to the following phrases, in
addition to those at Levels I and II:
LEVEL IV LISTS

Required Kanji – Reading and Writing

a. Level IV students should know the following kanji, plus those in the Level II and III lists
b. Students should know common kanji compounds that use kanji in the Level II, III, and IV
lists, for example:

                  (        )

                  (        )

                  (            )

                  (            )

                  (        )

This Year’s Special Topics in Kanji

Level IV students should be able to read, pronounce, and know the meaning of the following
words and concepts, plus those in the Level II and III lists:

Family Names in Kanji
Level IV students should be able to read and pronounce the following family names, in
addition to the family names listed for Levels II and III:

   Sato

   Watanabe

   Ito

   Kato
Sasaki

   Shimizu

   Suzuki

   Nomura

Place Names in Kanji
Level IV students should be able to read and pronounce the following place names, in
addition to the place names listed for Levels II and III:

Cities of Japan
   Kobe

   Kawasaki

   Nara

   Nikko

   Nagasaki

Major Prefectures of Japan
   Kanagawa

   Aichi

   Hyogo

Mountains, peninsulas, seas
   Mt Fuji

   Japanese Alps

   Izu
Inland Sea

  Airports
      Narita

      Haneda

      Itami

  Well-known areas of Tokyo
      Ginza

      Shinjuku

      Ueno

      Shibuya

      Akihabara

      Harajuku

      Asakusa

Idiomatic Japanese

  Level IV students should learn the following idioms, in addition to those in the Level II and III
  lists:

      Be pleased with someone or something/to suit
Weigh on one’s mind/be concerned or worried about

      To resonate/strike a chord with something

      To have a deep/warm/keen feeling or impression about something

      To remember

Gitaigo/Giongo (Onomatopoeic Expressions)

  Level IV students should learn the following, in addition to those in the Level II and III lists:

                                        /

  Affective Expressions
  Level IV students should be able to understand and use the following affective expressions, in
  addition to those at Levels II and III:

  Aisatsu
  Level IV students are expected to know how to use and respond to the following phrases, in
  addition to those at Levels I, II, and III:
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