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On January 23, 2025, the winners of the 32nd “A Brief Message from the Heart” Letter Contest were announced at an event held at Takamuku Community Center in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture. In this annual contest sponsored by Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee, contestants compete by writing short, memorable letters on a given theme.
“Wish” was the theme of the 2024 competition. Out of 39,164 entries from Japan and abroad, 165 winners were announced, including 5 Grand Prizes winners, 10 Excellence Award winners, and 20 Sumitomo Award winners. At the venue, five students from the Maruoka Junior High School of Sakai City read out the award-winning letters, each one filled with heartfelt sentiments associated with the theme of “Wish.”