JFTC Essay Competition 2011 has been closed.

JFTC Essay Competition 2011

JFTC is sponsoring JFTC Essay Competition 2011 to encourage students, young researchers and businesspeople to express their opinions on matters of national and international importance.

1. Essay Topic	“Vision for a New Japan after 3.11”
2. Prize	One Grand Prize of 1,000,000yen Three Prizes for Excellence of 200,000yen each
3. Judges	Chair Dr. Iwao Nakatani, Director of Research, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.; and Chairman of Fushiki-an Vice Chair Professor Yoko Wake, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University Vice Chair Mr. Kazuo Mori, Senior Staff Writer, NIKKEI INC.
4. Qualification	Anyone can apply for the Essay Competition, regardless of nationality or age.
5. Language	English or Japanese.
6. Deadline	September 15, 2011 at 24:00 (JST) We CANNOT accept any essays after this time.   The entry page will be really congested at around the deadline time.   It is recommended to apply earlier to avoid technical difficulty accessing the page.
7. Submission	Essays must be type-written either in English or Japanese. We CANNOT accept any essays unless it has been submitted through the entry form on this website.
8. Word limit	4,000 words in English, 10,000 characters in Japanese including charts and tables. Bibliography will not be counted in this word limit.   Each essay must be accompanied by an essay summary of no more than 400words in English/ 1,000 Japanese characters.
9. Terms of Reference	Essays must be submitted in the specified format sheet downloaded from our website.   Unless both essay title and summary are presented, such application shall be deemed incomplete and will NOT be evaluated.   Also, all submissions must be original and should be submitted with complete fill out of an entry form. No previously published materials will be accepted.   All rights to the award-winning essays shall be the exclusive property of JFTC.
10. Announcement	Award winners will be publicly announced on December 14, 2011. The award-winners from abroad will be provided with a round trip airticket to Tokyo, Japan to attend the award ceremony to be held on January 6, 2012.
11. Inquiries	Please read the FAQ page thoroughly before contacting us.
12. Contact Address	Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc., Public Relations Group 6th Floor, World Trade Center Building, 2-4-1, Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6106, Japan Tel: +81-3-3435-5964  E-mail: kouhou@jftc.or.jp Web site:  www.jftc.or.jp