National | SPELLING BEE Mar 12, 2021
Winner of Japan Spelling Bee looks ahead to U.S. contest
by Eriko Yamakuma
Yugen Padhye won the 12th Japan Spelling Bee on March 6, after correctly spelling the winning word — "dodecahedron."
Winner of Japan Spelling Bee looks ahead to U.S. contest
Yugen Padhye won the 12th Japan Spelling Bee on March 6, after correctly spelling the winning word — "dodecahedron."
The Japan Times is holding the third spelling bee in Japan on Saturday, when winners from 36 schools throughout the country will compete to win the chance to join the annual finals in the United States. The spelling bee is a popular, time-honored event in ...