Shuri Sato, a 2nd grader at Hitane Elementary School won the Grand Prize in NHK's 8th annual New Years Card Contest. Shuri's card was chosen out of 89,369 submissions. When asked to comment, she said, "I want to give this to my grandfather [next year]. I had fun for about an hour drawing the card. I'm very very happy to get a prize."
- Japan Post website: http://www.post.japanpost.jp/contest/08/etegami/E053599.html?TB_iframe=true.
- Yurihonjo monthly paper: http://www.city.yurihonjo.akita.jp/icity/browser?ActionCode=content&ContentID=1305434860912&SiteID=0000000000000.
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