On November 4-5, 2023, the “2023 Sasakawa Cup of Japan Knowledge Contest for National Universities” was held at People’s University of China. The team of East China Normal University composed of three undergraduates, Peaceful Dove, Xiang Yichun and Ding Yongheng, won the second prize and the individual excellence award, and the instructor Wu Hongzhe was honored with the “Outstanding Instructor Award”. The Department of Japanese Language has participated in this competition for five consecutive years since the first time in 2016, and this year’s competition won the second prize of the team, which is the best result of the team competition since the participation (previously won the first prize of the individual competition).