The 19th "True Modern History View" Essay Contest Call for Entries - Grand Prize 5 Million Yen, Total Prize Money Equivalent to 8 Million Yen -

The APA Group Japan Rebirth Foundation will begin accepting entries for the 19th "True Modern History View" Essay Contest on Wednesday, April 1st. The aim of this essay contest system is to encourage proposals that promote Japan's path as a truly independent nation based on a correct understanding of history.

"True Modern History View" Essay Contest Website: http://www.apa.co.jp/ronbun

Last year, Kunio Oda, a distinguished professor at Reitaku University and former Air Marshal, received the Fujiseishi Grand Prize for his essay "Hints for Japan's Revival Lie in SDF Education."

This year too, we are widely soliciting essays that, based on truths buried in history, elucidate the transitions of international affairs in the context of Japan's relations with various foreign countries such as Europe, America, and Asia, from modern times to the present day, and compile proposals useful for revitalizing Japan with a unique modern historical perspective.

【Prize Details】

Fujiseishi Grand Prize (1 winner)

Prize Money 5 million yen

Excellence Award (Adults Category) (1 winner)

Prize Money 500,000 yen

Excellence Award (Students Category) (1 winner)

Prize Money 500,000 yen

Honorable Mention (10 winners)

Prize Money 200,000 yen

【Application Method】

Please prepare your manuscript of approximately 6,000 characters, include your address, name (if using a pen name, please also provide your real name), age, occupation (school name for student category), phone number, and application category (adult or student). Create a file in Word format and send it as an attachment to the email address below. Please note that works exceeding twice the approximate character count (around 6,000 characters) may be excluded from judging regardless of content.

Mail: ronbun2026@apa.co.jp

If you do not have an environment to send email, please print out your manuscript on A4 paper or write it by hand in legible characters on 400-character manuscript paper, and send it to the address below.

APA Group Akasaka Mitsuke Head Office Building, 3-2-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052

Attn: "True Modern History View" Essay Contest Secretariat

【Eligibility】

Open to professionals and amateurs, both domestically and internationally. *For any previously published parts, please specify when and where they were published, and clearly cite the source for any references (quotations). The student category is generally for individuals under 30 years old.

【Deadline】

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