The Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) has recently announced the winners of the 2002 Canada-Japan Literary Awards. The Awards, which are available every two years, are offered in recognition of literary excellence demonstrated by Canadian authors who write on Japan, Japanese themes or issues that promote mutual understanding between the two nations. Among the English-language winners is Denis Bock for his work The Ash Garden, billed as a complex and intense exploration of the events that accompanied the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The late Michael David Kwan, was also recognised for his work Things That Must Not Be Forgotten, a memoir of the his childhood in Japanese-occupied China. The French language winner is Ook Chung for the work Kimchi, which tells the story of one man’s quest for his identity and his past. As part of International Music Day, the Council has also awarded prizes to outstanding young Canadian musicians. Soprano, Measha Brueggergosman of new Brunswick was selected as the first ever recipient of the $5,000 Bernard Diamant Prize which is offered to assist classical musicians under the age of 35 to pursue their career through further studies. Alexandre Da Costa, a violinist from Quebec, is the recipient of the $15,00 Sylva Gelber Award given annually to the most talented candidate under the age of 30 as part of the Councils Grants to Young Musicians competition. Toronto native, pianist Stewart Goodyear is the recipient of the $25,000 Virginia Parker Prize, aimed at providing young musicians with funds to help with the advancement of their careers.