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Onkyo announces the winners of its second Braille essay contest recently held in Japan.

We are pleased to announce the results of the 2nd Onkyo Braille Essay Contest (Japan Category),which began in March this year and was jointly sponsored by the Braille Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper Group and Onkyo Corporation. We are also pleased to announce the winning essays from the international competition.

The contest's intention is to form a bridge between the worlds of Braille and sound for the visually impaired community. A total of 74 essays have been received from all over Japan since the competition started in March,and we also received 28 essays from 8 different countries in the international division.

We thank all the participants in the competition for sending in so many remarkable essays. Onkyo Corporation will continue to offer a rich musical experience to the visually impaired 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
President and CEO
Onkyo Corporation

Full details can be found on our Japanese web site at http://www.onkyo.com/braille_essay2004/