【Japan Regional Content Promotion Association】The top prize of the “Japan Regional Content Awards 2025” has been decided as the “Cabinet Office Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Award”!
Japan Regional Content Promotion Association (General Incorporated Association) Press release: July 4, 2025 The top prize of the “Japan Regional Content Awards 2025” has been decided as the “Cabinet Office Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Award”! ～ The challenge of local media and content finally intersects with the country’s future strategy ～ The Japan Regional Content Awards 2025, sponsored by the Japan Regional Content Promotion Association (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Miki Kanbara), recognizes content that makes use of regional culture and resources. The Cabinet Office Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Award has been selected as the top prize winner. ■The power of the region will change the future of the country. The Japan Regional Content Awards, which has a 15-year history, will evolve even further from 2025. This year’s highest award has been officially decided to be the “Cabinet Office Minister of Regional Revitalization Award,” instead of the previous “Grand Prize.” This will elevate the efforts of media and creators who continue to take on new challenges every day in the local community to a stage where they can be recognized as a symbolic model for the country’s regional
revitalization strategy. ■What is the “Cabinet Office Minister of Regional Revitalization Award”? This award recognizes efforts that deeply explore and effectively disseminate the history, people, and lifestyles unique to the region, thereby raising interest in the region, fostering local pride, increasing the number of people visiting the region, nurturing local leaders, creating new jobs, and revitalizing the local economy. In addition, this award selects content that moves the hearts of readers and viewers, encouraging behavioral change and ultimately leading to regional revitalization, and evaluates and commends the quality, sustainability, and ability to create empathy for “content that makes use of local resources” created by locally rooted media (free papers, local websites, video media, etc.), local governments, tourism associations, businesses, etc. The judges are a diverse group of people from across industries, including government officials, academics, and community development
practitioners.
【Event Overview】 Name: Japan Regional Content Awards 2025 Entry period: July 1st to August 31st, 2025 Award Ceremony: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ Kanze Noh Theater (planned) Organizer: Japan National Content Association (JNSCA) Award official website:
https://award.jnsca.jp/outline/2025/ [Entry method] Please enter from the page below. *Free ▼Entry page https://award.jnsca.jp/entry/ ■ Winning the award is not the goal, but the start of the next co-creation. The awards, which are made up of 10 categories including the Cabinet Office Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Award, the Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner’s Award, the Kengo Kuma Special Award, and the Chairman’s Award, go beyond mere recognition and are a “co-creation engine for regional content” that creates domestic and international networks, media exposure, and joint business opportunities. The awards ceremony will be held in autumn 2025 at the Kanze Noh Theater in Ginza, where the achievements of the winners will be celebrated on the world-class Japanese stage. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/163939/4/163939-4-e78317005e61d730bf2fdaab199eabda-930×680.png 【Inquiries regarding this matter】 Japan Regional Content Promotion Association (General Incorporated Association) Japan Regional Content Awards Secretariat Mail: award@jnsca.jp / TEL: 050-3645-8167 Association official website:https://jnsca.jp More information about this release *This email was sent automatically, so please do not reply.
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