Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition

Winners of the First Essay Contest Announced 　　[JPN]

The Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA) held a call for “opinions” applying to the First Essay Contest on “Nuclear Weapons and Our Future” as one of its 10th anniversary commemorative projects, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of nuclear weapons issues among the younger generation and fostering human resources who can contribute to the realization of a peaceful international society.

One Grand Prize winner and two Second Prize winners have been selected, and the winners were announced and the Award Ceremony (photos) was held as follows.

The best “opinion” was published in the print version of Nagasaki Shimbun Newspaper on September 25, 2022. This is an article (in Japanese) of the electronic version.

【 Winners： 1 Grand Prize Winner, 2 Second Prize Winners 】

Grand Prize		Kokoro Nishiyama（23 years old） Master’s course at Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey, USA ［Opinion in Japanese］［English tr. by RECNA］
Second Prize		ALOK CHANDAN（26 years old） PhD Candidate, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, India ［Opinion in English］
Second Prize		Keisuke Aoki（29 years old） Lives in Tokyo. Company Employee. ［Opinion in Japanese］［English tr. by RECNA］

【 9 Finalists excluding winners / 54 Total Applicants 】

【 Award Ceremony 】

Awarding of the Grand Prize		Attendees of the Award Ceremony

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