<Seira Furukawa, 14> new member

I like going to baseball games and playing basketball. I go to an international school, so I have quite a lot of confidence in my English speaking ability. I'm looking forward to contributing many interesting articles as a junior writer.

<Miyu Sakata, 12> new member

I am good at drawing pictures. I won a prize at the "Children's Peace Picture Contest" in Hiroshima in 2007. I'm going to have fun trying hard to do my best.

<Manami Yamamoto, 13> new member

I think I 'd like to work hard with the other junior writers to let the readers know much more about peace.

<Mako Sakamoto,11> new member

As a junior writer, I want to interview all sorts of people and write articles that make many more people feel concerned about what happened to Hiroshima.

<Rika Shirakawa, 11> new member

I applied to become a junior writer because I thought it would be a great chance for me to get to know lots of people. I've never written any articles before, so I'm looking forward to it.

<Ayano Koide, 14> new member

People often say that there's a kind of big gap between how I appear and my actual character. My hobbies are playing Go, playing Shogi (Japanese Chess), and reading. I think it would be great if I could write some unique articles that reflect my originality.

<Nao Tatsugawa, 16> new member

Now that I am a junior writer I am really looking forward to having a lot of valuable experiences, and I want to consider what peace is like through my activities.

<Takeshi Suyama, 15> new member

My hobby is playing board games like Shogi, Othello and Chess. I am good at swimming. I would like to cover war-related issues. I want to find out about stuff that I didn't know before and let the readers of this newspaper know about it.

<Aoi Otomo, 12>

I like to go to baseball games and I belong to the judo club. I hope you enjoy reading Peace Seeds.

<Masashi Muro, 14>

I want to help with this newspaper in order to convey the tragedy of war and the importance of peace to people around the world, not just in Japan.

<Aya Tsuchie, 15>

I hope to encourage people to think about peace. I look forward to covering a variety of stories and learning many new things.

<Risa Kushioka, 16>

I want people to think about peace and how it transcends national borders. I'll do my best to make good use of this opportunity to be a junior writer!

<Shotaro Takata, 13>

I play "flag football"--it's like American football. I'll try to cover a lot of issues and I hope people enjoy reading our newspaper.

<Ryota Matsuda, 13>

As a junior writer, I'll do my best and I hope to learn many new things!

<Moeko Takaki, 12>

I like taiko drumming and I enjoy playing with my friends in a taiko group. As a junior writer, I want to write about many peace issues.

<Daishi Kobayashi, 15>/p>

I like to draw pictures. As a junior writer, I want to think deeply about the causes of war and write about my findings.

<Rikako Okada, 17>

I'll work hard with other writers to encourage people of all ages to take an interest in peace issues!

<Masahiro Mikoshi, 14>

I play baseball in junior high school. I'll do my best to promote peace!

<Shiori Kosaka, 12>

I"m so pleased that some new junior writers have joined us at last! I've just started my second year and I want to develop more, take in more, and deliver more than I have up to now.

<Minako Iwata, 14>

I'll be happy if you read our newspaper and it strengthens your interest in peace. I'll work hard so please read our paper.

<Kotaro Tsuchida, 14>

I applied to be a junior writer because I'm interested in conflict resolution and peace, and I thought it would be a good chance to learn more about peace issues.

<Reika Konno, 13>

I want to think more about peace and share the things I learn with the world. I'll do my best to support our group.