The names of organizations featured here are the names at the time that the relevant award or recognition was received or announced.
March 24, 2012
Letter of appreciation from the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs
| Awarded for | : | Toppan Printing's significant contribution to the promotion of Japanese culture by providing support for relief and restoration efforts for cultural assets and other items damaged by the Great East Japan earthquake, and providing psychological support for the people in the affected areas. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Agency for Cultural Affairs |
January 28, 2012
Ranking of corporate museums that adults can enjoy
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing's Printing Museum, Tokyo ranked 1st Ranking determined by total points from 4 experts |
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| Appeared in | : | Asahi Shimbun "be" (January 28, 2012) |
January 11, 2012
53rd National Catalog and Poster Exhibition
Poster category: Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Award
| Awarded for | : | Pictorial record of temporary exhibition entitled "A Gift from Kukai: Opening the Doors to the Koyasan Library" Toppan Printing's Printing Museum, Tokyo Recognized for putting the concept of the exhibition in book form, including bookmaking that gives the appearance of binding with glue |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Japan Federation of Printing Industries |
August 31, 2011
Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs Award for International Trade in 2010
| Awarded to | : | Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. The company was recognized for actively expanding sales of small- and medium-sized color filters to the Chinese market and achieving a year-on-year growth rate of 409%. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan) |
May 26, 2011
35th Kinoshita Prize
Research & Development Category
| Awarded for | : | Development of the first aluminum-free high barrier paper drinks cup for chilled cup drinks for which aseptic filling is possible. Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited/ Toppan Printing The Eco Flat Cup® was recognized for being an aluminum-free paper cup, which enables storage over long periods due to high barrier performance and suitability for aseptic filling, and is eco-friendly, easy to recycle, and has good design. This is the fifth consecutive year that Toppan Printing has been awarded a Kinoshita prize since 2007. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Japan Packaging Institute |
April 12, 2011
38th Annual Map Design Competition
Best Book/Atlas
| Awarded for | : | National Geographic Atlas of the World, Ninth Edition Toppan Printing Co. (America), Inc. / Toppan Printing Co., (H.K.) Ltd. The atlas was recognized for the thematic maps that highlight 21st-century trends, the design features of the maps, the digital relief of the ocean floors, the digital graphics in the Nations spread and the colors of the continental physical maps. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS (U.S.A.)) |
March 10, 2011
DM Award
Gold award grand prize
| Awarded for | : | Notification regarding cessation of 2G mobile phone services and upgrades to 3G mobile phones. Softbank Mobile Corp./ Toppan Printing Recognized for clarifying the attributes of a target that included a high proportion of senior citizens, designing an envelope where the notification could be understood just by looking at the envelope even if the contents were not read, and performing thorough data analysis and customer segmentation. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Japan Post Service Co.., Ltd. |
December 9, 2010
52nd National Catalog and Poster Exhibition
Poster category: Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Award
| Awarded for | : | GRAPHIC TRIAL 2010 design: Norito Shinmura and Kosuke Niwano Toppan Printing The GRAPHIC TRIAL events organized by Toppan Printing are experiments to explore the relationship between graphic design and printing expression and to discover new modes of expression through poster production carried out in collaboration with creators at the forefront of their fields. This piece of work was recognized for its prepress and printing technology and the originality of its planning and design. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Japan Federation of Printing Industries |
December 3, 2010
Japan Mécénat Awards 2010
Printing Culture Promotion Award
| Awarded to | : | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (for the operation of the Printing Museum, Tokyo) Toppan Printing was recognized for its activities to spread printing culture and for the social importance of activities to collect and preserve valuable technologies and materials that are disappearing as printing technology changes rapidly. |
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| Awarded by | : | Association for Corporate Support of the Arts, Japan |
November 15, 2010
Excellence in Holography Awards 2010
Innovation in Holographic Technique category - Top award
| Awarded for | : | Asterium Hologram & Asterium ML Toppan Printing The award recognized the technology for Asterium high-security devices that have the special feature of changing from black to turquoise, which is achieved by applying photomask manufacturing technology and fusing optical design technologies with mass production technology for microstructures. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) |
September 20, 2010
2010 Survey of Companies with Good Working Environments
| Recognition | : | Ranked 5th |
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| Appeared in | : | Nihon Keizai Shimbun (September 20, 2010) |
June 21, 2010
34th Kinoshita Award
New Creation Category
| Awarded for | : | Microwave packaging for Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's grilled fish pack. Created by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. The award was received in recognition of the convenience and safety of being able to easily prepare grilled fish using a microwave oven due to the use of a heat generating sheet called a “susceptor” developed by Toppan Printing. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Japan Packaging Institute |
December 15, 2009
3rd Japan Monodzukuri Awards
Prime Minister's Award
| Awarded to | : | Noriaki Kikuchi, Sapporo Plant, Toppan Communication Products Co., Ltd. Awarded in recognition of winning a gold medal at the 40th WorldSkills competition held in Calgary. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / The Japan Machinery Federation |
September 7, 2009
40th WorldSkills Competition (Calgary, Canada)
Printing category: Gold medal
| Awarded to | : | Noriaki Kikuchi, Sapporo Plant, Toppan Communication Products Printing became an official discipline at the previous competition held in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The Japanese representative in the category was selected from Toppan Printing for two consecutive competitions. Fourteen countries competed and this was the first gold medal in the printing category for a Japanese competitor. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Organizing Committee for WorldSkills International Japan Vocational Ability Development Association (Organization for Japanese competitors) |
September 7, 2009
2009 Survey of Companies with Good Working Environments
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing ranked 2nd |
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| Appeared in | : | Nihon Keizai Shimbun (September 7, 2009) |
June 11, 2009
33rd Kinoshita Award
Improvement and Rationalization Category
| Awarded for | : | Nescafé CHARGE from Nestlé Japan and Toppan Printing Combination of multiple processing technologies. Recognized for ease of refilling, retention of quality and reduction of environmental impact. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Japan Packaging Institute |
June 5, 2009
Ranking of companies with progressive information disclosure in CSR reports
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing ranked 1st |
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| Appeared in | : | Fuji Sankei Business i. (June 5, 2009) |
March 16, 2009
19th Naming Awards
“Business Category”
| Awarded for | : | “Machikomi” (e-paper advertising), Toppan Printing ranked 4th Name for electronic paper signage used on the Sendai subway system. Voted for by readers. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. |
February 2, 2009
PRTR Awards 2008
“PRTR Excellence Award”
| Awarded to | : | Niigata Plant, Electronics Division, Toppan Printing Praise was received for promoting original material management with consideration for the characteristics of the region and products manufactured, producing an environmental report for the plant itself and continuing communication activities with local residents using the report. This was the first time that an excellence award has been given to company in the printing industry. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | Center for Environmental Information Science |
January 30, 2009
Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2009
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing Selected for third consecutive year (announced at the Davos meeting) Recognized for initiatives including the creation of environmental management systems, the development of environmentally friendly products and the promotion of CSR procurement. Only company in Japanese printing industry to be selected. |
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| Recognized by | : | Corporate Knights Inc. (Canada) and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc. (USA) |
January 17, 2009
Nandemo Ranking "Recommended Corporate Museums"
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing's Printing Museum, Tokyo ranked 2nd Recognized by experts and enthusiasts for being a specific corporation or corporate group proactively involved in operation and establishment of a facility that presents an exhibition with strong links to the corporation and that targets adults. |
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| Appeared in | : | NIKKEI Plus 1 |
December 25, 2008
The Excellence in Holography Awards 2008
Grand prize in the Packaging category
| Awarded for | : | RFID Crystagram from Toppan Printing, Hitachi and Hitachi Chemical The RFID Crystagram is a revolutionary product whereby an IC chip is built into a hologram. This was recognized for enabling both traceability of products in distribution and production and improvement of package design. This is the first such award received by Japanese companies. |
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| Organizer / awarding body |
: | IHMA (International Hologram Manufacturers Association) |
September 1, 2008
2008 Survey of Companies with Good Working Environments
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing ranked 5th |
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| Appeared in | : | Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun (September 1, 2008) |
May 29, 2008
32nd Kinoshita Prize (Innovation Category)
| Awarded for | : | Establishment of new packaging business through the use of unique QR codes Toppan Printing |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Packaging Institute |
April 3, 2008
11th Environmental and Sustainability Report Awards
The highest award for sustainability reporting
| Awarded for | : | Toppan Printing's CSR Report 2007 (report on corporate social responsibility activities) Highly regarded for detailed explanations, the proactive disclosure of even negative information, and detailed descriptions of the achievement of targets for the current fiscal year and the setting of targets for coming fiscal years. |
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| Awarded by | : | Toyo Keizai Inc. and the Green Reporting Forum |
| Appeared in | : | Toyo Keizai Inc. press release (on the Internet) |
February 13, 2008
350 global companies who fulfill their social responsibility
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing ranked 10th Recognized in an evaluation of the 1,900 companies making up the MSCI World Index, based on a total score obtained from seven CSR fields (corporate ethics, local communities, corporate governance, customers, employees, the environment, and suppliers) |
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| Recognized by | : | Newsweek |
| Appeared in | : | Newsweek (Japan edition [February 13, 2008]) |
February 8, 2008
47th Japan Packaging Competition
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
| Awarded for | : | Kirin Honkaku Shochu Tarucho Mugi and Kirin Honkaku Shochu Tarucho Imo, developed jointly with Kirin Brewery Company, Limited |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Federation of Printing Industries |
January 23, 2008
Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2008
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing selected for the second consecutive year (announced at the Davos meeting). Recognized for outstanding use of human capital |
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| Recognized by | : | Corporate Knights Inc., and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc. |
November 14 to 21, 2007
39th International Skills Festival for All (Numazu City)
| Awarded to | : | Yasuhiro Suzuki (Toppan Printing Tokyo Co., Ltd.), 6th runner-up and medallion winner for excellence |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Organizing Committee, the International Skills Festival for All, Japan 2007 |
August 27, 2007
Ranked in a survey of companies with ideal working environments
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing ranked 5th overall Ranked 3rd for employee motivation system, 7th for worker-friendly working environment, and 1st for human resource development and evaluation. |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | Nikkei Inc. |
June 12, 2007
Japan Packaging Contest 2007 Japanstar
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry's Award
| Awarded for | : | 1,000g eco-packs for Honen Ichiban-shibori Kyanora-yu (first press canola oil), jointly developed with J-Oil Mills, Inc. The eco-pack is a food oil package consisting of an inner bag and outer box, both recyclable after separation. A finger hole makes handling easier, and soy-ink and water-based high-gloss varnish raise the eco-friendliness and commercial value. |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Packaging Institute |
June 12, 2007
31st Kinoshita Prize (Improvement and Rationalization Category)
| Awarded for | : | Yasashii Ecotainer®, jointly developed with J-Oil Mills, Inc. |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Packaging Institute |
March 5, 2007
5th Key Firm of Integrity Award (Business Corporation Category)
| Awarded to | : | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. |
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| Awarded by | : | KFi K.K. and The Sankei Shimbun |
February 4, 2007
Seken ni Jiman Dekiru Kigyo Best 100 ("companies that can be proud")
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing ranked 1st |
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| Appeared in | : | Yomiuri Weekly (February 4, 2007) |
January 29, 2007
Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2007
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing (announced at the Davos meeting) Ranked No. 1 in the world for use of human capital |
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| Recognized by | : | Corporate Knights Inc. and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc. |
January 2007
Ranking of CSR activities of domestic companies
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing ranked 1st |
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| Appeared in | : | CANPAN CSR Plus, a community service website operated by The Nippon Foundation |
November 29, 2006
3rd eco products awards
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' Prize (eco products category)
| Awarded for | : | Cartocan (a paper-based beverage container) Morikami Conference/ Toppan Printing Recognized for significant contribution to the promotion of initiatives such as the plan to achieve Kyoto Protocol targets and Japan's overall strategy for biomass through the effective use and promotion of domestic forest biomass resources. |
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| Awarded by | : | eco products awards Steering Committee |
September 20, 2005
7th Automatic Identification Systems Awards
Excellence Prize
| Awarded for | : | Management system for returnable packaging materials Toppan Printing/ Toppan Cosmo, Inc. |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Automatic Identification Systems Association |
September 16, 2005
Recognized as a Company with a Distinguished Record in the Employment of the Disabled in FY2005
| Recognition | : | Toppan Printing |
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| Recognized by | : | Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare |
July 4, 2005
ORGATECHNO 2005
Device Category Prize
| Awarded for | : | Development of a ball SAW device Toppan Printing Developed a new high-sensitivity elastic wave detection devices where an electrode is formed on the surface of a crystal ball |
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| Awarded by | : | ORGATECHNO 2005 Organic Materials Technology Exhibition and International Conference on Organic Materials Technology |
March 1, 2005
4th Keinosuke Sato Prize (Corporation Category) from the Japan Typography Association
| Awarded to | : | Printing Museum, Tokyo |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Typography Association, a nonprofit organization |
May 31, 2004
28th Kinoshita Prize (Research and Development Category)
| Awarded for | : | GX film, an ultra high-barrier clear vapor-deposition film Toppan Printing |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Packaging Institute |
February 3, 2004
2003 Nikkei Superior Products & Services Awards
Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun Award, the top award
| Awarded for | : | LE-X system for data distribution services using IC tags (shipping tags) Toppan Printing |
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| Awarded by | : | Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. |
January 6, 2004
Bunkyo ward Award for Distinction as a Corporate Citizen
| Awarded to | : | Toppan Printing |
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| Awarded by | : | Bunkyo Ward |
December 16, 2003
18th Digital Content Grand Prix
Special Prize (personal recognition category)
| Awarded to | : | VR Production Group, E-Business Promotion Division |
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| Awarded by | : | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Digital Content Association of Japan |
Japan Mecenat Awards 2002
Encouragement Award
| Awarded for | : | Operation of the Toppan Hall, a symphonic concert hall |
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| Awarded by | : | Association for Corporate Support of the Arts |
November 20, 2002
3rd Yushodo Gesner Awards
Special Award
| Awarded for | : | artes imprimendi: Historia Naturalis of Printing, Toppan Printing |
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| Awarded by | : | Yushodo Co., Ltd. |
October 23 ,2002
13th (2002) Excellent Company History Award
Excellent Company History Award
| Awarded for | : | Business History of Toppan Toppan Printing |
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| Awarded by | : | Japan Business History Institute |
October 15, 2002
2002 Contribution to Industrial Standardization / Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry's Awards
Minster of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
| Awarded to | : | Yoshikazu Yorimoto, Toppan Printing (development of first smart card in Japan) |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
August 23, 2002
Asia Digital Art Award
Digital design category: Grand Prix (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Encouragement Award)
| Awarded for | : | IGAS 2003 related digital design Akira Hizawa, Toppan Printing |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | Asia Digital Art Award Organizing Committee |
May 31, 2002
8th HODIC Suzuki and Okada Awards
Technology category
| Awarded for | : | Development of a highly efficient white color-type hologram reflective plate (for reflection-type LCD) Hologram Reflective Plate Development Team, Toppan Technical Research Institute, Toppan Printing |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | HODIC (Holographic Display Artists and Engineers Club) |
May 18, 2002
28th Japan Society of Publishing Studies Awards
Special Award
| Awarded for | : | Editing of artes imprimendi: Historia Naturalis of Printing by the artes imprimendi Editing Committee, Toppan Printing |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | The Japan Society of Publishing Studies |
April 18, 2002
36th Book Making and Binding Contest
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
| Awarded for | : | artes imprimendi: Historia Naturalis of Printing, Toppan Printing |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | Japan Book Publishers Association / Japan Federation of Printing Industries |
December 12, 2001
Tokyo Creation Awards
15th Award
| Awarded for | : | Contributions to society through the activities of the Printing Museum, Tokyo and artes imprimendi: Historia Naturalis of Printing, Toppan Printing |
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| Awarded by | : | Tokyo Fashion Association (currently Japan Fashion Association) |
December 10, 2001
13th Hong Kong Print Awards
Magazine publishing category
| Awarded to | : | Toppan Printing Co., (H.K.) Ltd. One grand prize and two awards for excellence |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | Hong Kong Publishing Professionals Society Ltd./ Graphic Arts Association of Hong Kong/ Leisure and Cultural Services Department/ Hong Kong Trade Development Council/ Hong Kong Productivity Council |
July 24, 2001
42nd Japan Federation of Construction Contractors BCS Awards
Japan Federation of Construction Contractors Award
| Awarded for | : | Toppan Koishikawa Building, Toppan Printing |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | Building Contractors Society |
January 18, 2001
Mainichi Design Prize 2000
Special Award
| Awarded for | : | Opening of Printing Museum, Tokyo Toppan Printing/ Kiyoshi Awazu |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. |
July 1, 2000
5th Advanced Display of the Year 2000
Grand Prix, Component and Material Category
| Awarded for | : | Color filter conforming with EBU standards Toppan Printing |
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| Organizer/ awarding body | : | Science Communications International |
