Winners of "JCI JAPAN TOYP 2026" Final Selection Announced!

May 10, 2026 (Sunday) – The final selection committee for "JCI JAPAN TOYP 2026" (The 40th Young National Honor Award), organized by the Junior Chamber International Japan (President: Taisho Kato, Location: VORT Hanzomon 7F, 2-12-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter "Japan JC"), was held, and we are pleased to announce that 17 winners (12 in the "TOYP" category and 5 in the "TOYP SEED (under 20)" category) have been decided. The announcement of this year's Grand Prix, Runner-up, and other awards will be made at the awards ceremony to be held on June 21 (Sunday) at Shibuya Q's (inside Shibuya Scramble Square).

[Photo] From front row left: Yoshimi Azuma (Certified NPO Chubu Consultation Support Specialist), Fumiho Takahashi (CEO, concon Inc.), Hinako Takizawa (Representative, WHALE TAIL / Representative, Yonakilium), Nachi (Representative, CREAM), Saho Fujiwara (1st year student, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Biological Resources, Shimane University), Nicol Kondo (President & CEO, EdFusion Inc.), Yukihime Fujisawa (2025 Global Youth UN Ambassador), Kanta Inoue (Special Scholarship Student, ZEN University, Nippon Foundation Dwango Gakuen), Moe Katagiri (CEO, Toradish Inc.), Aiko Yoneda (Representative, "Zetsukatsu" Family Distance Consultation Office), Riona (YouTuber / Influencer), Mako Shibuya (Selection Committee Member / Yamagata Special Tourism & Tsuyahime Ambassador, Tsuruoka Furusato Tourism Ambassador), From second row left: Keita Uchida (President & CEO, ttt Inc.), Seiya Inoue (CEO, NanoFrontier Inc.), Yuta Iida (Director, Iida Dental Clinic Main Branch), Koharu Machida (Director, Hug me General Incorporated Association), Riko Tanaka (CEO, Mystic Flower Inc.), Sakura Inui (General Producer, Shhh…collection), Keitaro Toge (CEO, TAO's NATIVE CORPORATION), Yuto Takeuchi (Representative, SkinNotes), Tomohiro Hada (Director, Tenten Inc.), Satoshi Brohan (Representative, Compass Navi General Incorporated Association), Natsuhiko Yamada (Pediatric Resident, National Center for Child Health and Development), Makoto Yoshida (President & CEO, Kanchusha Inc. / Director, NPO Edible Insect Science Research Association), From third row (Selection Committee) left: Hiromi Inoue (Director & Executive Officer, IBM Japan), Seon Okazawa (Japan Boxing National Team), Junichi Kanda (Member of the House of Representatives), Eisuke Shimizu (CEO, OUI Inc. / 38th TOYP Grand Prix Winner), Hiroko Suzuki (CEO, NEWSTA Inc.), Toru Furuhara (Project Leader, Co-creation Design Division, Asahi Yuas Inc.), Gaku Tomikawa (CEO, Tomikawaya Inc.), Tatsuro Hoshino (CEO, NIJIN Inc. / 39th TOYP Grand Prix Winner), Yasuo Matsushima (Representative Director, Certified NPO Otera Oyatsu Club), Kei Moriya (Vice President, Junior Chamber International Japan), Moeto Yamauchi (CEO, Gab Inc.), Taro Yamada (Member of the House of Councillors).

The final selection committee, held at Watertras Common Hall, was attended by 25 finalists (20 from "JCI JAPAN TOYP 2026" and 5 from "TOYP SEED (under 20)" category) who passed the first selection (document screening) and second selection (WEB voting). Each finalist gave a 3-minute presentation and answered questions, and based on the votes of the selection committee, 17 winners were decided. The results are as follows:

"JCI JAPAN TOYP 2026" Winners

* In alphabetical order

Seiya Inoue (CEO, NanoFrontier Inc.)

/ Recommended by Junior Chamber International Sendai

Established NanoFrontier Inc., a startup originating from Tohoku University, and based on its unique nanoparticle generation technology, is working to solve social issues such as water pollution by PFAS, rare metal-free energy storage, and thermal management in data centers. The company also promotes the automation of research and development by combining AI, simulation, and robotics, as well as the social implementation and global expansion of advanced materials through industry-academia collaboration.

Keita Uchida (President & CEO, ttt Inc.)

/ Recommended by Junior Chamber International Saga

Witnessing the cruel reality of "not being able to receive nursing care services due to lack of money," he started a business at the age of 25 to solve problems in the nursing care industry. By integrating his own practical experience in nursing care settings with logical management decisions utilizing AI and DX, he built a "super-efficient model" that achieves both low prices and high treatment. Currently, he is opening up this know-how to other companies and challenging the transformation of the entire industry.

Moe Katagiri (CEO, Toradish Inc.)

/ Junior Chamber International Hiroshima

As the first female active practitioner of the nationally designated important intangible folk cultural property "Hanamatsuri," she is practicing structural reform of conservative traditional society from the field. April 2025