A chance to be published in Bungeishunju! Bungeishunju x note are holding a submission contest: #WhatICanDoForTheFuture!

[Updated December 9]
The judging results have been announced! Please take a look via the article link below.

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Representative Director, SUPPOSE DESIGN OFFICE Co., Ltd.
Born in Hiroshima in 1974. Established the architectural design firm SUPPOSE DESIGN OFFICE in 2000. Co-presided with Ai Yoshida since 2014. Based in both Hiroshima and Tokyo, he handles numerous projects both domestically and internationally, ranging from interiors to residences and complex facilities. In recent years, he has opened businesses in various fields including "Zekkei Fudosan," "tecture," "External Director," "toha," and "DAICHI," bridging business and design in his activities.
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Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Graduated from the School of Humanities and Culture, Waseda University. In 1990, she won the Kaien Newcomer Literature Prize for "Koufuku na Yuugi" (Happy Game), the Noma Literary Newcomer's Prize in 1996 for "Madoromu Yoru no UFO" (Dozing Night UFO), the Fujin Koron Literary Prize in 2003 for "Kuuchuu Teien" (Hanging Garden), the Naoki Prize in 2005 for "Taigan no Kanojo" (Woman on the Other Shore), the Kawabata Yasunari Literature Prize in 2006 for "Rock Haha" (Rock Mother), the Chuo Koron Literary Prize in 2007 for "Youkame no Semi" (The Eighth Day Cicada), the Ito Sei Literary Prize in 2011 for "Tree House", the Shibata Renzaburo Award in 2012 for "Kami no Tsuki" (Pale Moon), the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature for "Kanata no Ko" (Children from Beyond), and the Kawai Hayao Story Prize in 2014 for "Watashi no Naka no Kanojo" (The Woman Inside Me). In 2021, she received the Yomiuri Prize for Literature for her translation of "The Tale of Genji (Volumes 1, 2, and 3)," a project that took five years to complete.

Editor-in-Chief of "Bungeishunju." Born in Tokyo in 1964. After graduating from the Department of Political Science, School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University, he joined Bungeishunju in 1989. After working in the editorial departments of "Sports Graphic Number," "Shukan Bunshun," and the monthly "Bungeishunju," he became the Director of the First Non-Fiction Department in 2011, and in April 2012, he became the
Editor-in-Chief of "Shukan Bunshun." Since 2018, he has been engaged in building new business models as the Editor-in-Chief of the Shukan Bunshun Editorial Bureau. He has been an Executive Officer since August 2020. He was appointed Editor-in-Chief of "Bungeishunju" (concurrently serving as Executive Officer) in July 2021.

Let's think about 100 years from now.
You might not be able to imagine it even if you're suddenly asked to.
But you might be able to imagine the future—what kind of person you want to be in 5 or 10 years, or what kind of world you want to live in.
Don't get hung up on the difficult term "SDGs"; let's relax, share our opinions, and talk together.

The magazine "Bungeishunju" will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year.
It was published by the author Kan Kikuchi with the hope of creating a magazine where people could express their opinions more freely, and it has been loved by many.
Your opinions and your proposals for the future will be published in that very magazine!
From small realizations within a 100-meter radius to stories learned while traveling the world.
From wisdom received from family and friends to introductions to unknown, cutting-edge research.
Please tell us what you think about "#WhatICanDoForTheFuture."

<Sponsors of the "Bungeishunju SDGs Essay Award">
Kajima Corporation
Sapporo Breweries
GMO Internet Group
Shimizu Corporation
Sumitomo Realty & Development
DNP (Dai Nippon Printing)
Takara Shuzo
Takenaka Corporation
Tokio Marine & Nichido
Toppan Printing
Nomura Holdings
Marubeni
Mizuho Financial Group
Sompo Japan Insurance
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

<Notes on Submission>
■ Regarding Submitted Works
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■ Regarding Judging and Winning Works
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・If a violation of the Terms of Service is found, the winning entry may be revoked even after judging.
・Winners will be announced in this article and via email to the winners. If we do not receive a reply within 5 days of the notification date, we will issue an Amazon Gift Card to the email address registered on note, and that will be considered the completion of the prize delivery.
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