Tokyo – The 34th Japan Prize, the international contest for educational TV programs, was presented at an awards ceremony at NHK Broadcasting Centre, Tokyo on Oct. 29. Selected from 187 submissions, the top prize, The Grand Prix Japan Prize, went to A Lesson in Discrimination by CBC Radio-Canada. The show looks at a Quebec based grade-three teacher who drives home the impact of discrimination by having her students participate in a classroom-based experiment. From Asia, Bhutan Broadcasting Service’s A Young Democracy beat 47 other program pitches to clinch the best proposal award, winning the The Hoso Bunka Foundation Prize of $US8,000. The project looks at the good and potentially undesirable aspects of democracy through the eyes of two young hopefuls. Last year’s winning proposal, One Teacher Wonder by Harkara Media from India was completed and presented at the session.