Peace Seeds has covered a variety of topics related to peace. We divided these topics into four categories--Be Aware, Listen, Learn, and Take Action--and took a look back at all 100 issues. The articles can be read in full at the Peace Seeds website.

Be Aware of the World Issue 6: "Tragic explosions persist --Abolish all landmines--"縲€笆ｽ Issue 17: "Discovering fair trade" 笆ｽ Issue 18: "Peace building" 笆ｽIssue 19, 20, 21: "Water resources are limited and must be protected" / "Our precious atmosphere" / "Drying out of the earth" 笆ｽ Issue 23: "Pondering the plight of refugees" 笆ｽ Issue 29: "The aftermath of the Iraq War" 笆ｽ Issue 44, 45: "Children in Africa ‹Part 1› ‹Part 2›" 笆ｽ Issue 46: "People Power: The Convention on Cluster Munitions" 笆ｽ Issue 48: "State of Peace" 笆ｽ Issue 49: " Saving child soldiers" 笆ｽ Issue 67: "Children and Earthquakes" 笆ｽ "Peace Classroom" series

Listen to Peace Issues Issue 28: "The 7th G8 Speakers' Meeting in Hiroshima" 笆ｽ Issue 30: "G8 Speakers' Meeting in Hiroshima" 笆ｽ Issue 50: " The Power of Children" 笆ｽ Issue 75: "Interview with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon" 笆ｽ Issue 79: "World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates" 笆ｽ Issue 81: "Protecting children's rights" 笆ｽ Issue 94: 窶廣sking the mayor and governor about Hiroshima" 笆ｽ "Living as a global citizen" series

Learn about the Atomic Bombings Issue 13: "Media coverage of the atomic bombs and peace issues" 笆ｽ Issue 33: "Quiz on Hiroshima and the Atomic Bomb" 笆ｽ Issue 34: "Websites that convey the message of Hiroshima" 笆ｽ Issue 74: " Pictures by Hiroshima children return to the city" 笆ｽ Issue 95: "Grandparents share experiences of the atomic bombing" 笆ｽIssue 15, 35, 55, 75, 96: At the Peace Memorial Ceremonies in Hiroshima, on August 6 笆ｽ "Q & A about Hiroshima" series and "Handing down August 6" series

Take Action from Hiroshima Issue 24: "The power of picture books" 笆ｽIssue 26: "Small amounts as contributions to peace" 笆ｽ Issue 40: "Inviting President Obama to Hiroshima - Launch of the 'Invitation Project' " 笆ｽ Issue 43, 47: "President Obama Invitation Project ‹Part 2› ‹Part 3›笆ｽ Issue 55: "The 'Peace Seeds' exhibition!" 笆ｽ Issue 66: "APEC Junior Conference in Hiroshima" 笆ｽ Issue 70: "Preserving A-bombed buildings窶・笆ｽ Issue 83: "Peace 'Karuta'" 笆ｽ Issue 89: "Peace Seeds Gathering" 笆ｽ Issue 93: "Peace Map with locations from picture books"

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Minako Iwata, 18 Serving as a junior writer since the first issue "My yardstick for peace"

I have been involved in Peace Seeds since it was launched, working as a junior writer on 43 issues to this point. The survey we conduct every August 6, as well as our coverage on the "state of peace" of the world's nations, has made me think a lot about what peace means. My yardstick for peace has become the point of view proposed by Mistuo Okamoto, professor emeritus of Shudo University, who said "a negative peace means no war, while a positive peace means no war and no poverty."

I also felt inspired by the story of a university student in Cambodia who lost her right leg when a landmine exploded. Because she has been working to eliminate landmines since the time she was 12, her example encouraged me to take action myself.

My experience as a junior writer has enabled me to look more closely at the problems occurring in Japan and in the world. Day by day, my motivation to act to help find solutions to these problems has grown stronger.

For the future, I dream of becoming a social entrepreneur who can contribute to society through business in order to help solve problems such as poverty, hunger, child labor, and child soldiers--the sort of issues we have examined in Peace Seeds. In this way, I hope to make the world a more peaceful place.

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