The Osano Memorial Foundation’s Elementary and Middle School International Understanding and Cooperation Essay Contest.

This essay contest has been held since the very inception of the Osano Memorial Foundation as a valuable opportunity to encourage students and children to think about international exchange and understanding.

2009 Contest Results

Elementary School Division
"Judo and International Exchange" by Akiho Higuchi, Sixth Grader, Koshu Municipal Ijiri Elementary School

Middle School Division
"The First Step Towards International Understanding" by Kana Nozawa, Third-Year Student, Municipal Nirasaki Nishi Junior High School

List of Previous Winning Works

	Elementary School Division	Middle School Division
2008	Grandpa's Fourth Daughter	Heart Connections
2007	What International Exchange Needs Now	International Exchange
2006	What I think about International Understanding	Learning about Japan is the First Step towards International Exchange
2005	Eyes Both Blue and Brown	No Winning Work
2004	First Steps towards a World Filled with Love: Together with Those I've Come in Contact with	On International Cooperation