Editors' Choice Magazine Journalism Award

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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

Department Winner Winning journalism Publisher Dates
1995
Scoop Kaga Kōei Downfall of fascist oligarch Ryoichi Sasakawa Bungeishunjū 1994 June-July
Nissan vice president's "lost year" Gendai 1994 August
Writing Yadaka Norio Death of a Pulitzer Prize Cameraman -- The Truth Bungeishunjū 1994 August
Komori Yoshihisa Why did a mother die at a university hospital? Chuo Kōron 1994 February - December
Project Kotobagari and Discrimination: A Thorough Investigation Bunshun 1994 February - March
Akiko Satō "My diary of Tanaka Kakuei" Shinchō 45 1994 September - November
1996
Scoop
(Monthly)
Tatsuwa Iwase The "Kyoto party" that slew the Ministry of the Treasury bureuacrats Gendai 1995 May
Scoop
(Weekly)
Treasury Minister Nakajima's Side Business Friday 1995 August
Writing Fumiya Ichihashi New evidence in the Glico Morinaga case Shinchō 45 1995 March
Fumihiko Takayama A murdered Fujifilm executive's final letter VIEWS 1995 January
Project Shōko Egawa Early investigations of Aum Shinrikyo Bungeishunjū
Tatsuwa Iwase Corruption under the mask of the mass media VIEWS 1995 December
Photography Murder of Hideo Murai Focus 1995 May
Takeji Kumagai Great Hanshin earthquake field photography Asahi Club 1995 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 Keizai 1997 AprilMay
Scoop
(Monthly)
Okuno Shuuji Kobe child murders: 28 Years Ago Bunshun 1997 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 Public 1997 November - December
Photography "Sōkaiya Racketeering" Focus 1997 April
1999
Scoop
(Weekly)
Naoto Kan's Secret Hotel Meeting Weekly Bunshun 1998 November
Scoop
(Monthly)
The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Is Bankrupt Gendai 1998 July
Writing 高山文彦 Kobe child murders -- the conditions of the suspect's family Shincho 45 1998 July
Uozumi Akira The Disappearance of Heo Yeong-jung Weekly Bunshun 1998 May
Project Dog lover murders -- a terrifying letter of confession Weekly Shincho 1998 November
Eya Osamu Inside 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 Focus 1998 March
2000
Scoop
(Weekly)
Kobe child murders suspect's letter to his parents Weekly Bunshun 1999 March
Scoop
(Monthly)
Scandal in the national prosecutors' office Truth and Rumors 1999 May
Writing Iwase Tetsuya Biography 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 Bunshun 1999 October
江藤淳 Wife and I Bunshun 1999年5月号
Photography Kincho President's Orgies and Prostitution Friday 1999年9月17日号
Tsuneo Watanabe and Soka Gakkai's Secret Pact Friday 1999 October
2001
Scoop
(Weekly)
Kiyoshi Shimizu Uncovering police complicity in murder of Shiori Ino FOCUS
KSD scandal reporting Weekly Asahi All 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" Gendai All year
日垣隆 Who is Sataka Makoto? Shokun! All year
柳美里 "Life" Weekly Post All year
2002
Grand Prize Politician Ichiro Nakagawa's suicide: 18 years later, the truth Shincho 45 2001 March
Ryōko Hirosue "rode a taxi for 150km" Friday 2001 July
Writing 中尾幸司 Downfall of a household: Murder arrest of a middle school girl Shincho 45 2001 November - December
Scoop Kenny Katsuhiko Nomura's Shocking Confession Weekly Shincho 2001 June
Planning 上杉隆[1] Investigation of Makiko Tanaka Weekly Bunshun 2001 May
2003
Grand Prize 溝口敦 Investigation of HANNAN company president Weekly Gendai 2002 September - December
Scoop Kiyomi Tsujimoto's misuse of political funds Weekly Shincho 2001年3月28日号ほか一連の記事
Politician Taku Yamasaki's perverted sex fantasies -- horrifying photos Weekly Bunshun 2001 May, and on
Planning What is a "judge"? Weekly Shincho 2002 October - December
Photography Chikage Oogi's husband's secret love Friday 2002 June
2004
Grand Prize Nippon TV's sinking viewership -- whitewashing and lies FLASH 2003 November - December
山田直樹 I Denounce Soka Gakkai, Part 2 Weekly Shincho 2003 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 Bunshun 2004 July
鵜飼克郎 Fradulent onsen photos Weekly Post 2004 July
Scoop Makiko Esumi's hypocritical pension commercial Weekly Gendai 2004 April
Work 深山渓 Waseda Elementary School's $35k Entrance Fee Monthly Gendai 2004 February
Project Soka Gakkai's Economic Power Weekly Diamond 2004 August 7
Photography Saki Takaoka and Tomoyasu Hotei's adulterous kiss Friday 2004 July
Issues Mayumi Wakamura's religious cult husband Women's Seven 2004 March
2006
Grand Prize Freestyle skier Tae Satoya's nightclub sex Weekly Bunshun
Scoop Taizō Sugimura's concealed engagement breakoff and abortion Weekly Post 2005 October
Murder and arson at the house of Mabuchi Motor president Weekly Asahi 2005 December, and on
2007
Grand Prize An economist's love affair Weekly Post 2006 December
Machida Tetsu Nikko Cordial's secret scandal Monthly Gendai 2006 February
Scoop Suicide scandal at the Chinese embassy Weekly Bunshun 2006 January
Writing Exclusive letter from Kazuko Hosoki's father Weekly Gendai 2006年5月20日 - 8月19・26日号
米山勝弘 「豪憲君's father's exclusive letter Weekly Shincho 2006 July
Planning Nishioka Kensuke JR East's secretly controlled by the Japan Revolutionary Communist League (Revolutionary Marxist Faction) Weekly Gendai 2006 July - December
Issues NEWS23 Mona Yamamoto's affair with married Yomiuri Giants player Tomohiro Nioka Friday 2006 October
2008
Grand Prize Asashōryū Akinori's sumo match fixing Weekly Gendai 2007 February, and on
Exposure of "natto diet" scam on national television (article caused a large scandal) Weekly Asahi 2007 January, and on
Issues Yumiko Himei's 6-year-long affair Weekly Bunshun 2007 September
Celebrity tells all about her divorce with sumo wrestler Wakanohana Masaru Women's Seven 2007 October
Scoop Why a defense minister got skipped over in the cabinet reshuffle Weekly Post 2007 September
Writing Mori Isao Revolving door between justice system and private lawyers Monthly Gendai 2007 October - 2008 May
Planning Yoshimoto Kogyo's ties to the yakuza Weekly Shincho 2007 April, and on
2009
Grand Prize Mona Yamamoto's affair Women's Seven 2008 July
Itou Shunya How a 36-year-old pregnant woman's body got lost in the streets Weekly Bunshun 2008 October
Scoop Akihabara massacre: confession from suspect's brother Weekly Gendai 2008 June
Spotted at a yakuza's birthday party: Takashi Hosokawa, Akira Kobayashi, and more Weekly Shincho 2008 October
Issues Mizuho Corporate Bank president's adultery Friday 2008 August
Adult film star Minako Komukai's prostitution Weekly Post 2008 November
Writing Mori Isao The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and burakumin Monthly Gendai 2008 November
Photography Ai Fukuhara and Kei Nishikori's secret romance Friday 2008 December
2010 Source[2]
Grand Prize Yoshitada Konoike's secret weekend affair (an exposé which caused the politician to enter a mental hospital) Weekly Shincho 2009 May
Issues Television announcer Natsume Miku's naughty photos FLASH 2009 July
When politician Tanaka Mieko was a "cosplay reporter" FRIDAY 2009 September
Work Ichirō Ozawa's bribery scandal -- a secret financial world revealed Weekly Gendai 2009 March, and on
Scoop Shigeo Nagashima's son Kazushige Nagashima wrecks his father's heritage Weekly Post 2009 December
第17回(2011年) Source[3]
Grand Prize Sumo giant Kotomitsuki Keiji's expensive secrecy pact [1] 週刊新潮 2010年5月27日号
Scoop Arashi fan's "confession" [2] 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
Writing ja:村木厚子
江川紹子
Muraki Atsuko's misuse of funds for handicapped [3] 文藝春秋 2010 October
Shimizu Kiyoshi Ashikaga murder case: an innocent man, 17 years in prison [4] 文藝春秋 2010 October
Issues AKB48 Sayaka Akimoto's "home date" with a 56-year-old man [5] Weekly Bunshun 2010 October
Ai Aoki's adulterous date Weekly Shincho 2010 September
Photography Kiyoshi Hikawa's nighttime date [6] FRIDAY 2010年7月30日号
2012 Source[4]
Grand prize Uehara Yoshihiro Investigative biography of Tōru Hashimoto [7] Shincho 45 2011 November
Yamaguchi Yoshimasa Olympus scandal series [8] FACTA 2011 August - 2012
Scoop Nuclear spokesman Nishiyama Hidehiko's use of prostitutes [9] Weekly Shincho 2011 June
Golfer Ryo Ishikawa stays at engaged woman's house [10] 女性セブン 2011 November
Writing Sano Shin'ichi Biography of Masayoshi Son 週刊ポスト 2011 January - September
Issues Celebrity Yōsui Inoue's adultery [11] Bunshun 2011 July
Celebrity Shinsuke Shimada's "black cell phone" and organized crime [12] Weekly Asahi 2011 September
Photography Politician Masazumi Gotoda's adulterous practices [13] FRIDAY 2011年6月17日号
Special Award:
Earthquake/Nuclear Issues
Ishii Kouta Special report: Recovering bodies from the tsunami areas Shincho 45 2011 June-July
2013 Source[5]
Grand Prize 松田賢弥 Ichirō Ozawa's wife's divorce papers [14] Weekly Bunshun 2012 June
Scoop Tatsunori Hara pays off a yakuza boss [15] Weekly Bunshun 2012 June
Hashimoto Toru gropes a stewardess [16] Weekly Bunshun 2012 July
Celebrity's reliance on his mother [17] Women's Seven 2012 April
Writing 五味洋治 E-mails from Kim Jong-nam [18] Bunshun 2012 March
岩井克己 Interview with Emperor of Japan's former physician [19] Bunshun 2012 August
Issues Atsuko Maeda carried home at night by a Ruroni Kenshin actor」 [20] Bunshun 2012 September
Photography Politician Tanaka Mieko's scandalous adultery [21] Weekly Shincho 2012 June
2014 Source:[6]
Grand Prize CHAGE and ASKA - ASKA blackmailed by yakuza after being caught doing meth on camera! [22] Weekly Bunshun 2013 August
Scoop Mari Yaguchi's adultery in front of her husband [23] Weekly Woman 2013 June
We name the Kyodo News director who invited a college student to spend a night with him [24] Weekly Bunshun 2013 May
Issues AKB's Minami Minegishi and EXILE's Alan Shirahama go at it! [25] Weekly Bunshun 2013 February
Mysterious letters from a murder suspect [26] Women 2013 October
Writing Takeo Noguchi Is the "deaf genius composer" Mamoru Samuragochi for real? Shincho 45 2013 November
Investigation 奥野修司
Expose of high levels of poisonous toxins in Chinese meat used at McDonald's in Japan [27] Weekly Bunshun 2013 March
Letters from every prisoner on death row Weekly Post 2013 February
Photography Scoop! Princess Kako of Akishino's lavish night out in Kabukicho [28] FLASH 2013 April

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