19th 'True Modern History View' Essay Contest - Grand Prize 5 Million Yen, Total Prize Pool 8 Million Yen

The APA Japan Rebirth Foundation is pleased to announce that it will begin accepting entries for the 19th 'True Modern History View' Essay Contest starting Wednesday, April 1st. This essay contest aims to support proposals that encourage Japan to chart a course as a truly independent nation based on an accurate understanding of history. 'True Modern History View' Essay Contest Website: http://www.apa.co.jp/ronbun Last year, Mr. Kunio Ota, a special professor at Reitaku University and former Air Self-Defense Force Lieutenant General, won the Grand Prize (Fujiseishi Award) for his essay, 'The Hint for Japan's Rebirth Lies in Self-Defense Force Education.' Once again, we are widely soliciting essays that shed light on the evolution of international affairs based on truths buried in history—within the context of Japan's relationships with Western and Asian countries from the modern era to the present day—and provide proposals for revitalizing Japan based on a unique modern historical perspective. 【Prize Details】 Grand Prize (Fujiseishi Award) (1 winner)5 million yenExcellence Award - Working Professional Category (1 winner)500,000 yenExcellence Award - Student Category (1 winner)500,000 yenHonorable Mention (10 winners)200,000 yen

【How to Apply】 Please prepare a manuscript of approximately 6,000 characters. Include your address, name (if using a pen name, please also include your real name), age, occupation (or school name for the student category), phone number, and the application category (Working Professional or Student). Please submit the manuscript as a Word file via email to the address below. Note that submissions exceeding twice the target length (approx. 6,000 characters) may be disqualified regardless of content. Mail: ronbun2026@apa.co.jp If you do not have access to email, please print your manuscript on A4 paper or write it legibly on 400-character manuscript paper and send it to the address below: 'True Modern History View' Essay Contest Secretariat, APA Group (Akasaka Mitsuke Head Office Building), 3-2-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 【Eligibility】 Open to anyone, domestic or international, professional or amateur. For previously published content, please specify where and when it was published, and clearly cite all references. The student category is generally limited to those under 30 years of age. 【Deadline】 ...