Editors' Choice Magazine Journalism Award

The Editors' Choice Magazine Journalism Award (編集者が選ぶ雑誌ジャーナリズム賞, Hensũsha ga Erabu Zasshi Jānarizumu Shō) is an annual prize for journalism awarded by a coalition of Japanese publishing companies since 1995. Participating companies include mainstream publishers like Kodansha, Shinchosha, and Bungeishunjū.

Past awards

DepartmentWinnerWinning journalismPublisherDates
1995
ScoopKaga KōeiDownfall of fascist oligarch Ryoichi Sasakawa Bungeishunjū1994 June-July
Nissan vice president's "lost year" Gendai1994 August
WritingYadaka NorioDeath of a Pulitzer Prize Cameraman -- The Truth Bungeishunjū1994 August
Komori YoshihisaWhy did a mother die at a university hospital? Chuo Kōron1994 February - December
Project Kotobagari and Discrimination: A Thorough Investigation Bunshun1994 February - March
Akiko Satō"My diary of Tanaka Kakuei" Shinchō 451994 September - November
1996
Scoop
(Monthly)
Tatsuwa IwaseThe "Kyoto party" that slew the Ministry of the Treasury bureuacrats Gendai1995 May
Scoop
(Weekly)
Treasury Minister Nakajima's Side Business Friday1995 August
WritingFumiya IchihashiNew evidence in the Glico Morinaga case Shinchō 451995 March
Fumihiko TakayamaA murdered Fujifilm executive's final letter VIEWS1995 January
ProjectShōko EgawaEarly investigations of Aum Shinrikyo Bungeishunjū
Tatsuwa IwaseCorruption under the mask of the mass media VIEWS1995 December
Photography Murder of Hideo Murai Focus1995 May
Takeji KumagaiGreat Hanshin earthquake field photography Asahi Club1995 March, and on
1997
Scoop Anonymous"I was raped by Ikeda Daisaku" Shincho
吉田仁 Why did an NEC elite businesswoman kill her children in a fire? Gendai
Project米本和広Inside the Yamagishi cult VIEWS
斎藤貴男"Erythromycin": medicine or poison? Shokun!
Work黒沼克史The terrible life of high school girls Bunshun
与那原恵Origins of a myth: the fabricated "rapes" in the Kobe earthquake Shokun!
Photography大倉乾吾
宮嶋茂樹
Photos of Shoko Asahara Bunshun
1998
Scoop
(Weekly)
Yamaichi Securities: Grave Suspicions Weekly Toyo Keizai1997 AprilMay
Scoop
(Monthly)
Okuno ShuujiKobe child murders: 28 Years Ago Bunshun1997 December
作品賞佐野眞一Charisma ── Isao Nakauchi's Postwar Revival 日経ビジネス1997 June
Project舛添要一A mother with dementia and her household Women's Public1997 November - December
Photography "Sōkaiya Racketeering" Focus1997 April
1999
Scoop
(Weekly)
Naoto Kan's Secret Hotel Meeting Weekly Bunshun1998 November
Scoop
(Monthly)
The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Is Bankrupt Gendai1998 July
Writing高山文彦Kobe child murders -- the conditions of the suspect's family Shincho 451998 July
Uozumi AkiraThe Disappearance of Heo Yeong-jung Weekly Bunshun1998 May
Project Dog lover murders -- a terrifying letter of confession Weekly Shincho1998 November
Eya OsamuInside the highest ranks of North Korea: Kim Jong Il's Retainers SAPIO
Photography Kobe child murders principal went to a strip club on graduation day Focus1998 March
2000
Scoop
(Weekly)
Kobe child murders suspect's letter to his parents Weekly Bunshun1999 March
Scoop
(Monthly)
Scandal in the national prosecutors' office Truth and Rumors1999 May
WritingIwase TetsuyaBiography of Noboru Takeshita Shincho 45
Uozumi Akira"King of Japan" Tsuneo Watanabe's "glory" and "solitude" 現代
Project Johnny & Associates: The Monster of the Entertainment World Bunshun1999 October
江藤淳Wife and I Bunshun1999年5月号
Photography Kincho President's Orgies and Prostitution Friday1999年9月17日号
Tsuneo Watanabe and Soka Gakkai's Secret Pact Friday1999 October
2001
Scoop
(Weekly)
Kiyoshi ShimizuUncovering police complicity in murder of Shiori Ino FOCUS
KSD scandal reporting Weekly AsahiAll year
Scoop
(Monthly)
Neomugicha incident: a letter from parents Bunshun
Yoshirō Mori's failures as prime minister Truth of Rumors
Writing本田靖春"I'm not going to live as a cynic" GendaiAll year
日垣隆Who is Sataka Makoto? Shokun!All year
柳美里"Life" Weekly PostAll year
2002
Grand Prize Politician Ichiro Nakagawa's suicide: 18 years later, the truth Shincho 452001 March
Ryōko Hirosue "rode a taxi for 150km" Friday2001 July
Writing 中尾幸司Downfall of a household: Murder arrest of a middle school girl Shincho 452001 November - December
Scoop Kenny Katsuhiko Nomura's Shocking Confession Weekly Shincho2001 June
Planning上杉隆[1]Investigation of Makiko Tanaka Weekly Bunshun2001 May
2003
Grand Prize溝口敦Investigation of HANNAN company president Weekly Gendai2002 September - December
Scoop Kiyomi Tsujimoto's misuse of political funds Weekly Shincho2001年3月28日号ほか一連の記事
Politician Taku Yamasaki's perverted sex fantasies -- horrifying photos Weekly Bunshun2001 May, and on
Planning What is a "judge"? Weekly Shincho2002 October - December
Photography Chikage Oogi's husband's secret love Friday2002 June
2004
Grand Prize Nippon TV's sinking viewership -- whitewashing and lies FLASH2003 November - December
山田直樹I Denounce Soka Gakkai, Part 2 Weekly Shincho2003 November - December
Planning Investigation of national pension problems Weekly Gendai
Work Investigation of Hiromu Nonaka Shūkan Gendai
Issues Truth and lies about a government official Bunshun
Scoop Senichi Hoshino's so-called "voluntary retirement" Friday
2005
Grand Prize Kōhaku Uta Gassen's $800,000 director's fee Weekly Bunshun2004 July
鵜飼克郎Fradulent onsen photos Weekly Post2004 July
Scoop Makiko Esumi's hypocritical pension commercial Weekly Gendai2004 April
Work深山渓Waseda Elementary School's $35k Entrance Fee Monthly Gendai2004 February
Project Soka Gakkai's Economic Power Weekly Diamond2004 August 7
Photography Saki Takaoka and Tomoyasu Hotei's adulterous kiss Friday2004 July
Issues Mayumi Wakamura's religious cult husband Women's Seven2004 March
2006
Grand Prize Freestyle skier Tae Satoya's nightclub sex Weekly Bunshun
Scoop Taizō Sugimura's concealed engagement breakoff and abortion Weekly Post2005 October
Murder and arson at the house of Mabuchi Motor president Weekly Asahi2005 December, and on
2007
Grand Prize An economist's love affair Weekly Post2006 December
Machida TetsuNikko Cordial's secret scandal Monthly Gendai2006 February
Scoop Suicide scandal at the Chinese embassy Weekly Bunshun2006 January
Writing Exclusive letter from Kazuko Hosoki's father Weekly Gendai2006年5月20日 - 8月19・26日号
米山勝弘「豪憲君's father's exclusive letter Weekly Shincho2006 July
PlanningNishioka KensukeJR East's secretly controlled by the Japan Revolutionary Communist League (Revolutionary Marxist Faction) Weekly Gendai2006 July - December
Issues NEWS23 Mona Yamamoto's affair with married Yomiuri Giants player Tomohiro Nioka Friday2006 October
2008
Grand Prize Asashōryū Akinori's sumo match fixing Weekly Gendai2007 February, and on
Exposure of "natto diet" scam on national television (article caused a large scandal) Weekly Asahi2007 January, and on
Issues Yumiko Himei's 6-year-long affair Weekly Bunshun2007 September
Celebrity tells all about her divorce with sumo wrestler Wakanohana Masaru Women's Seven2007 October
Scoop Why a defense minister got skipped over in the cabinet reshuffle Weekly Post2007 September
WritingMori IsaoRevolving door between justice system and private lawyers Monthly Gendai2007 October - 2008 May
Planning Yoshimoto Kogyo's ties to the yakuza Weekly Shincho2007 April, and on
2009
Grand Prize Mona Yamamoto's affair Women's Seven2008 July
Itou ShunyaHow a 36-year-old pregnant woman's body got lost in the streets Weekly Bunshun2008 October
Scoop Akihabara massacre: confession from suspect's brother Weekly Gendai2008 June
Spotted at a yakuza's birthday party: Takashi Hosokawa, Akira Kobayashi, and more Weekly Shincho2008 October
Issues Mizuho Corporate Bank president's adultery Friday2008 August
Adult film star Minako Komukai's prostitution Weekly Post2008 November
WritingMori IsaoThe Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and burakumin Monthly Gendai2008 November
Photography Ai Fukuhara and Kei Nishikori's secret romance Friday2008 December
2010Source[2]
Grand Prize Yoshitada Konoike's secret weekend affair (an exposé which caused the politician to enter a mental hospital) Weekly Shincho2009 May
Issues Television announcer Natsume Miku's naughty photos FLASH2009 July
When politician Tanaka Mieko was a "cosplay reporter" FRIDAY2009 September
Work Ichirō Ozawa's bribery scandal -- a secret financial world revealed Weekly Gendai2009 March, and on
Scoop Shigeo Nagashima's son Kazushige Nagashima wrecks his father's heritage Weekly Post2009 December
第17回(2011年)Source[3]
Grand Prize Sumo giant Kotomitsuki Keiji's expensive secrecy pact週刊新潮2010年5月27日号
Scoop Arashi fan's "confession"週刊文春2010年11月11日号
Hiroshi Nakai and his favorite hostess bar 週刊新潮2010年4月1日号
Writingja:村木厚子
江川紹子
Muraki Atsuko's misuse of funds for handicapped文藝春秋2010 October
Shimizu KiyoshiAshikaga murder case: an innocent man, 17 years in prison文藝春秋2010 October
Issues AKB48 Sayaka Akimoto's "home date" with a 56-year-old man Weekly Bunshun2010 October
Ai Aoki's adulterous date Weekly Shincho2010 September
Photography Kiyoshi Hikawa's nighttime dateFRIDAY2010年7月30日号
2012Source[4]
Grand prizeUehara YoshihiroInvestigative biography of Tōru HashimotoShincho 452011 November
Yamaguchi YoshimasaOlympus scandal seriesFACTA2011 August - 2012
Scoop Nuclear spokesman Nishiyama Hidehiko's use of prostitutesWeekly Shincho2011 June
Golfer Ryo Ishikawa stays at engaged woman's house女性セブン2011 November
WritingSano Shin'ichiBiography of Masayoshi Son 週刊ポスト2011 January - September
Issues Celebrity Yōsui Inoue's adulteryBunshun2011 July
Celebrity Shinsuke Shimada's "black cell phone" and organized crimeWeekly Asahi2011 September
Photography Politician Masazumi Gotoda's adulterous practicesFRIDAY2011年6月17日号
Special Award:
Earthquake/Nuclear Issues
Ishii KoutaSpecial report: Recovering bodies from the tsunami areas Shincho 452011 June-July
2013Source[5]
Grand Prize松田賢弥Ichirō Ozawa's wife's divorce papers Weekly Bunshun2012 June
Scoop Tatsunori Hara pays off a yakuza boss Weekly Bunshun2012 June
Hashimoto Toru gropes a stewardess Weekly Bunshun2012 July
Celebrity's reliance on his mother Women's Seven2012 April
Writing五味洋治E-mails from Kim Jong-nam Bunshun2012 March
岩井克己 Interview with Emperor of Japan's former physician Bunshun2012 August
Issues Atsuko Maeda carried home at night by a Ruroni Kenshin actor」 Bunshun2012 September
Photography Politician Tanaka Mieko's scandalous adultery Weekly Shincho2012 June
2014Source:[6]
Grand Prize CHAGE and ASKA - ASKA blackmailed by yakuza after being caught doing meth on camera! Weekly Bunshun2013 August
Scoop Mari Yaguchi's adultery in front of her husband Weekly Woman2013 June
We name the Kyodo News director who invited a college student to spend a night with him Weekly Bunshun2013 May
Issues AKB's Minami Minegishi and EXILE's Alan Shirahama go at it! Weekly Bunshun2013 February
Mysterious letters from a murder suspect Women2013 October
WritingTakeo NoguchiIs the "deaf genius composer" Mamoru Samuragochi for real? Shincho 452013 November
Investigation奥野修司
Expose of high levels of poisonous toxins in Chinese meat used at McDonald's in Japan Weekly Bunshun2013 March
Letters from every prisoner on death row Weekly Post2013 February
Photography Scoop! Princess Kako of Akishino's lavish night out in KabukichoFLASH2013 April

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