Japan Society Review writer Mike Sullivan wins the prestigious JFTC Essay Competition 2012

JFTC Essay Competition 2012 winner: “Strategies for a Depopulating Japan “A British Model and a Japanese Legacy

 
by Mike Sullivan

We are proud to announce that Japan Society Review writer Mike Sullivan has won the prestigious Japan Foreign Trade Council  Essay Competition 2012 with his article “Strategies for a Depopulating Japan ” A British Model and a Japanese Legacy. Mike was flown to Tokyo in January for the award ceremony, where he received the Grand Prize of 1,000,000 yen for his work. There were 216 essays submitted from 50 different nationalities for this year’s competition, but despite very stiff competition Mike came out on top.

Mike commented, “It was an honour to be the grand prize winner and to be flown to Tokyo. I enjoyed my trip and it was a great experience to be part of a prestigious award ceremony.”

You can read Mike’s award-winning essay here.

Read more comments by Mike here.

Read about the competition here.