Winners of the Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards

1. Outline of the Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award

The Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award is a program to recognize outstanding individuals from various generations engaged in monodzukuri (manufacturing). Winners can be mid-career individuals playing key roles in manufacturing and production, masters supporting traditional or cultural arts, or young people expected to play leading roles in the future of monodzukuri. The award has been jointly organized by METI, MLIT, MHLW, and MEXT every other year since 2005 and took place for the eighth time this year.

The four organizing ministries decided on 37 individuals and one organization (15 projects) as winners of the Prime Minister’s Prize. In addition to these winners, METI selected 123 individuals and one organization (22 projects) as winners of the METI Minister’s Prize, 7 individuals (1 project) as winners of the Special Prize, and 106 individuals (18 projects) as winners of the Excellence Prize.

2. Outline of the major winners’ projects (four METI-related projects alone among the winners of the Prime Minister’s Prize)

• Development of KOM-MICS, a new application allowing users to dramatically improve productivity by increasing visibility.
• Development of a wearable device for cows and a management system therefor to improve productivity in the fields of dairy and animal husbandry
• Development of gradient Si magnetic materials with energy saving properties that contribute to energy saving in electrical equipment
• World’s first development of an apparatus for manufacturing seamless catheters called “MIX-mini”

Note: For details of these and other winners’ projects, see the Appendices.

3. Future schedule

On January 8 (Wed.), 2020, the four ministries will jointly hold an award ceremony and celebration for the Prime Minister’s Prize. On January 27 (Mon.), 2020, METI will hold an award ceremony and celebration for the METI Minister’s Prize and the Special Prize, and the Regional Bureaus of Economy, Trade and Industry will hold another award ceremony for the Excellence Prize.

• Logo of the Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award
• Commemorative medal for the Prime Minister’s Prize

Link to related information

• The Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards (in Japanese)

Appendices (in Japanese)

• Winners of the Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards (winners of the Prime Minister’s Prize) (PDF:247KB)
• Winners of the Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards (winners related to METI) (PDF:487KB)
• Summary of the winners’ projects under the Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards (Prime Minister’s Prize) (PDF:2,745KB)
• Summary of the winners’ projects under the Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards (METI Minister’s Prize, Special Prize, and Excellence Prize) (PDF:6,896KB)

Division in Charge

Manufacturing Industries Policy Office, Manufacturing Industries Bureau