| 02/05/04 - In March 2003, the Braille Mainichi Shimbun newspaper and Onkyo Corporation held the first Onkyo Braille Essay Contest. The winning essays made a deep impression on readers all over Japan. Now, we have translated them into English, and are delighted to be able to present them to the rest of the world. Invitations were opened from March of this year, with the aim of forming a bridge for the blind community between the worlds of Braille and sound. A total of 117 essays — both in Braille and typewritten — were received from all over Japan. The judging panel, including the author Giichi Fujimoto and representatives of the sponsors, has completed its deliberations. The highest award, the Otsuki Prize, has been given to Takaaki Fujino (64), a resident of Osaka City and a former teacher at the Osaka Municipal School for the Blind. His work is entitled 'A Hope for Peace'. Kento Torii, age 11, won a special award for junior high and elementary school students with his essay, 'Me and My Drum'. At the end of October, Mr. Fujino was invited to receive his award at a special ceremony held at the Onkyo Corporation head office in Osaka, Japan. We thank all the visually impaired participants in the competition for sending in so many remarkable essays. Onkyo Corporation will continue to bring a rich musical experience to the blind community by providing easy-to-use sound systems and technical support. The inspirational qualities of the many essays we received will help us create even more attractive products. Mr. Naoto Otsuki, CEO of Onkyo commented, first, let me say I was most impressed by all of the essays. It has been my aim to form a bridge for the blind community between the worlds of Braille and sound. Hence I'm very pleased to have organized the first Onkyo Braille Essay Contest, with the joint sponsorship of the Braille Mainichi Shimbun newspaper and Onkyo Corporation. At Onkyo, we continue to break down barriers and we continue to bring you ear-pleasing sound. Many thanks to everyone who has taken part in this contest, and congratulations to Mr. Fujino for winning the Otsuki prize. May we wish you continued success and good health. Full details can be found on our Japanese web site at http://www.onkyo.com/jp/braille_essay Award Winners Otsuki Prize – $2000 and a user-friendly Onkyo audio system “A Hope for Peace”, Takaaki Fujino (64), Osaka City Runner-up – $1000 and a user-friendly Onkyo stereo system “My Challenge”, Mitsuo Kawamura (43), Tsu City, Mie Prefecture Highly Commended – $500 and $200 in CD gift certificates “My Challenge”, Masahide Kishida (26), Nagano Prefecture “My Challenge”, Katsuko Hamamoto (61), Otsu City 'Braille Changed Me', Hiroko Kizuka (58), Tokyo Special Prize – User-friendly Onkyo audio system “Me and My Drum”, Kento Torii (11), Tokyo
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