Announcement of 'General Affairs Award 2026': An Awards Program for General Affairs. Turning Challenges into Visible Value.

Gekkan Soumu Co., Ltd. (Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Hiroko Usui), publisher of Japan's only magazine dedicated to general affairs, 'Gekkan Soumu', will hold the 'General Affairs Award 2026' to recognize advanced initiatives by general affairs departments. This award is an honors system aimed at promoting the evolution of general affairs and corporate transformation by evaluating management-value-creating activities led by general affairs departments, disseminating them widely to society, and sharing each company's initiatives.

Starting this year, the judging process will be divided into two application categories according to company size: the 'Large-scale Division' and the 'Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Division'. This will allow for evaluations that align with the actual conditions of each company and properly recognize more diverse general affairs initiatives.

Furthermore, an online event for applicants will be held on June 1st, the day entry begins. It will be full of hints for applying, including introductions of measures by companies that received the special award last time and talk sessions with the judges. We invite everyone to participate enthusiastically.

Special Site: https://award.g-soumu.com/

Application Guidelines <Application Content> Measures to improve the company led (or currently being led) by the general affairs department

<Target Applicants> - General Affairs Department or equivalent department - Projects led by General Affairs

<Application Divisions> 1. Large-scale Division (1,000 or more employees) 2. SME Division (999 or fewer employees)

<Application Method> Coming soon

<Application Fee> Free

Schedule and Judging Flow Entry Period: June 1, 2026 (Mon) - July 31, 2026 (Fri) 1st Stage Judging (Document screening by secretariat): Mid to late August 2nd Stage Judging (Document screening by judges): Early to late September 3rd Stage Judging (Document screening by judging committee / Selection of finalist companies): Early to late October Final Judging & Award Ceremony (Presentations by finalist companies and final judging): Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at KANDA SQUARE HALL

Awards and Benefits <Awards> - Gold - Silver - Bronze * Special awards may be established separately.

<Benefits> ▼ Finalist Companies *Companies passing the 3rd stage judging - Awarding of trophies and certificates - Publication of award marks on corporate websites, business cards, etc. - Case study introductions in the main 'Gekkan Soumu' magazine, Gekkan Soumu Online, events, etc.

▼ Winning Companies *Companies passing the 2nd stage judging - Awarding of certificates - Publication of award marks on corporate websites, business cards, etc. - Publication of company names on the special website

▼ Applicant Companies *