Bookstore Award Sponsored by Planner Brand "NOLTY" - 2026 Bookstore Award Goes to Ryō Asai's "In the Megachurch"
The 2026 Bookstore Award, sponsored by Japan Management Association Management Center (JMAM), has announced Ryō Asai's "In the Megachurch" as the grand prize winner. JMAM's president attended the award ceremony to present NOLTY planners and notebooks as prizes. The company continues to support the Bookstore Award, contributing to the development of reading culture.
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Japan Management Association Management Center (JMAM) (President: Cho Shiro, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) has been a sponsor of the "Bookstore Award," organized by the NPO Bookstore Award Executive Committee, for 10 consecutive years, providing the 副賞 (sub-prize).
At the 23rd "2026 Bookstore Award" announcement and award ceremony held on Thursday, April 9, 2026, following selection by votes from 490 first-round and 698 second-round bookstore staff, Ryō Asai's "In the Megachurch" (Nikkei BP, Nikkei National Publishing) was decided as the grand prize winner.
Our company's President, Cho Shiro, took the stage to give a sponsor's greeting and presented NOLTY planners and notebooks to the winners of the grand prize work, nominated works, translated works division, and discovered works division.
Our company will contribute to the further development of the Bookstore Award, convey the importance of spending time with books and bookstores, and walk together towards the future envisioned by everyone, as a partner supporting the growth of all people and wishing for abundant and happy lives.
An interview commemorating Ryō Asai's award is scheduled to be published in mid-May 2026 on "Toki Labo" (https://toki-labo.fun/), a community site for designing time, and in the July-August 2026 issue of "Learning Design," a specialized magazine for human resource development (scheduled for release on Monday, July 6, 2026).
Furthermore, the first official fanbook, "Bookstore Award Official Fanbook" (Japan Management Association Management Center), which covers everything from the founding secrets of the Bookstore Award to the behind-the-scenes of the selection process, has been on sale nationwide at bookstores and online bookstores since Thursday, March 26, 2026.
## Image:
Ryō Asai, winner of the grand prize, and JMAM President Cho Shiro, from left.
## Prizes:
Prizes for the grand prize winner. From top left: NOLTY Legal Pad Holder & Letter Set, NOLTY Nōritsu Techō Gold Daily Book; from bottom left: NOLTY Tio Flap Cover & Book Set, NOLTY Tio A5 Monthly Refill Notebook A5, NOLTY Notebook A5 Cream Paper.
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At the 23rd "2026 Bookstore Award" announcement and award ceremony held on Thursday, April 9, 2026, following selection by votes from 490 first-round and 698 second-round bookstore staff, Ryō Asai's "In the Megachurch" (Nikkei BP, Nikkei National Publishing) was decided as the grand prize winner.
Our company's President, Cho Shiro, took the stage to give a sponsor's greeting and presented NOLTY planners and notebooks to the winners of the grand prize work, nominated works, translated works division, and discovered works division.
Our company will contribute to the further development of the Bookstore Award, convey the importance of spending time with books and bookstores, and walk together towards the future envisioned by everyone, as a partner supporting the growth of all people and wishing for abundant and happy lives.
An interview commemorating Ryō Asai's award is scheduled to be published in mid-May 2026 on "Toki Labo" (https://toki-labo.fun/), a community site for designing time, and in the July-August 2026 issue of "Learning Design," a specialized magazine for human resource development (scheduled for release on Monday, July 6, 2026).
Furthermore, the first official fanbook, "Bookstore Award Official Fanbook" (Japan Management Association Management Center), which covers everything from the founding secrets of the Bookstore Award to the behind-the-scenes of the selection process, has been on sale nationwide at bookstores and online bookstores since Thursday, March 26, 2026.
## Image:
Ryō Asai, winner of the grand prize, and JMAM President Cho Shiro, from left.
## Prizes:
Prizes for the grand prize winner. From top left: NOLTY Legal Pad Holder & Letter Set, NOLTY Nōritsu Techō Gold Daily Book; from bottom left: NOLTY Tio Flap Cover & Book Set, NOLTY Tio A5 Monthly Refill Notebook A5, NOLTY Notebook A5 Cream Paper.
Keywords: Bookstore Award, 23rd Bookstore Award, Bookstore Award Executive Committee, Bookstore Staff, NOLTY, "Toki Labo", "Learning Design" Human Resource Development Magazine, 2026 Bookstore Award, Ryō Asai, Bookstore Award Official Fanbook.