The 19th "True Modern History View" Essay Contest - Grand Prize 5 Million Yen, Total Prizes Worth 8 Million Yen -

The Public Interest Incorporated Foundation APA Japan Rebirth Foundation will begin accepting applications for the 19th "True Modern History View" Essay Contest from 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 HP: http://www.apa.co.jp/ronbun

Last year, Kunio Oda, a Special Professor at Reitaku University and former Air Self-Defense Force General, received the Grand Prize (Toshie Fuji Award) 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, unravel 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 view of modern history.

【Prize Details】

Grand Prize (Toshie Fuji Award) (1 winner)

Prize money 5 million yen

Excellence Award, Adult Category (1 winner)

Prize money 500,000 yen

Excellence Award, Student Category (1 winner)

Prize money 500,000 yen

Honorable Mention (10 winners)

Prize money 200,000 yen

【Application Method】

Please prepare your manuscript, approximately 6,000 characters in length, in Word format. Include your address, name (if using a pen name, please also provide your real name), age, occupation (school name if applying for the student category), phone number, and application category (adult or student). Attach the file and send it to the email address below. Please note that submissions 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 emails, 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.

3-2-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan, APA Group

To: "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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