A student group addressing the growing threat of pandemic diseases in the age of globalization received the grand prize for this summer's presentations in The Japan Times Youth Project.
Nineteen university students, divided into three groups, delivered in-depth 10-minute presentations at the company's head office in Tokyo last Saturday on a topic of their choosing based on politics and the economy, culture and education, and the international community.
"Since globalization is often thought to be something positive, we thought it would be interesting to research this topic based on its negative aspects," David Fujiwara, the winning group's closing speaker, said after the awards ceremony.