Hiroshima City University selects winners of peace essay contest
Nov. 7, 2014
by Masanori Wada, Staff Writer
On October 31, Hiroshima City University, located in Asaminami Ward, announced the winners of a peace essay contest called “Competition of Japanese-Language Papers on Peace.” A total of 43 undergraduate and graduate students from universities in and out of Japan submitted essays for the competition. First place was awarded to the essay written by Yui Nabeshima, a first-year graduate student of International Studies at Hiroshima City University.
Ms. Nabeshima discussed the “consequences of the atomic bombing,” and focused on the controversy over removing mannequins from Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum which depicted A-bomb survivors to convey her perspective. Gen Kikkawa, the president of the Hiroshima Peace Institute and the chair of the award selection committee, stated, “Her analytical approach is excellent. The paper she wrote can have an impact on discussions involving ways to hand down the A-bomb experiences.”
The competition was organized as part of the 20th-year anniversary of the founding of Hiroshima City University. Essays on three themes were solicited: “Hiroshima and Peace,” “Science & Technology and Peace” and “Art and Peace.” The submissions were then judged by experts within the university and elsewhere. The winning papers will be posted to the school’s website in the near future.
Other winners
【Domestic Category】
Second Place: RiRi Fujitaka, Graduate School at the University of Tokyo and Mei Namo, Ritsumeikan University
Third Place: Haruka Ishihara, Graduate School at the University of Tokyo
【International Category】
Second Place: Sin Etu, Capital Normal University, China
Third Place: Du Xiaojun, Renmin University, China and Tran Thanh Loan, Ritsumeikann Asia Pacific University
(Originally published on November 1, 2014)
On October 31, Hiroshima City University, located in Asaminami Ward, announced the winners of a peace essay contest called “Competition of Japanese-Language Papers on Peace.” A total of 43 undergraduate and graduate students from universities in and out of Japan submitted essays for the competition. First place was awarded to the essay written by Yui Nabeshima, a first-year graduate student of International Studies at Hiroshima City University.
Ms. Nabeshima discussed the “consequences of the atomic bombing,” and focused on the controversy over removing mannequins from Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum which depicted A-bomb survivors to convey her perspective. Gen Kikkawa, the president of the Hiroshima Peace Institute and the chair of the award selection committee, stated, “Her analytical approach is excellent. The paper she wrote can have an impact on discussions involving ways to hand down the A-bomb experiences.”
The competition was organized as part of the 20th-year anniversary of the founding of Hiroshima City University. Essays on three themes were solicited: “Hiroshima and Peace,” “Science & Technology and Peace” and “Art and Peace.” The submissions were then judged by experts within the university and elsewhere. The winning papers will be posted to the school’s website in the near future.
Other winners
【Domestic Category】
Second Place: RiRi Fujitaka, Graduate School at the University of Tokyo and Mei Namo, Ritsumeikan University
Third Place: Haruka Ishihara, Graduate School at the University of Tokyo
【International Category】
Second Place: Sin Etu, Capital Normal University, China
Third Place: Du Xiaojun, Renmin University, China and Tran Thanh Loan, Ritsumeikann Asia Pacific University
(Originally published on November 1, 2014)
