Kodansha Ltd. We’re doing it again this year! A huge gathering of mystery writers!! Applications are now open for general participants for the 71st Edogawa Rampo Prize/78th Mystery Writers of Japan Award presentation ceremony!

[Kodansha Ltd.] We’re doing it again this year! Mystery writers gather together!! 71st Edogawa Rampo Prize/78th Mystery Writers of Japan Award Presentation Ceremony – Now accepting applications from the general public! ​
Kodansha Co., Ltd. Press release: September 1, 2025 To Members of the Press We’re doing it again this year! Mystery writers gather together!! Applications are now open for general participants at the 71st Edogawa Rampo Prize/78th Mystery Writers of Japan Award presentation ceremony! Applications open today at 2 PM! The mystery world’s biggest event. Witness the cutting edge of detective fiction!! The winner of the ultra-high-level selection process was an
unprecedented mystery about a “hitman salesman”! The event will be held again this year on Tuesday, November 4th at Owl Spot (Toshima Ward Performing Arts Community Center)!
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The presentation ceremony for the Edogawa Rampo Prize (sponsored by the Mystery Writers of Japan / supported by Kodansha Ltd. and Fuji Television Network, Inc. / in cooperation with Toshima Ward) and the Mystery Writers of Japan Award (sponsored by the Mystery Writers of Japan) will be held on Tuesday, November 4th at 6:00 PM. This award ceremony, one of the largest in the mystery world in Japan, is a unique event where mystery writers gather together only once a year. 71st Edogawa Ranpo Award/78th Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Presentation Ceremony Date and time: Tuesday, November 4, 2020 Presentation Ceremony Begins at 6:00 PM (Doors Open at 5:00 PM) Venue: Owl Spot (Toshima Performing Arts Community Center) Rise Arena Building 2F, 4-5-2 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku Tickets: Free seating / Limit two per person General participant application: September 1st (2pm) to September 24th (5pm) Result announcement: After October 3 *Applications must be made online; applications by mail are not accepted. *If there are a large number of applicants, a lottery will be held. *Each person may apply for up to two tickets. Please enter together with your companions. *Please note that the featured artists, time, location, and event format are subject to change. The
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/7612/1719-7612-d398535158a79525548cac35118b3205-1862×2700.jpg Traditionally, literary award presentation ceremonies were only held for industry insiders and invited guests. Starting in 2021, the Edogawa Rampo Prize, with the cooperation of Toshima Ward, will be holding its presentation ceremony as a large-scale event inviting the general readership. The winner of the 71st Edogawa Rampo Prize was Nomiya Yu’s “The Hitman’s Sales Technique.” He beat a highly competitive selection committee where it was said “any of the works could have won.” The winners of the 78th Mystery Writers of Japan Awards have been selected: “Kunlun Nu” by Koizumi Kaju in the Novel and Short Story Series category, “Days of Black Rest” by Hisanaga Mikihiko in the Short Story category, “Japanese Crime Novels” by Sugie Matsuko in the Criticism/Research category, and “Billy Summers” by Stephen King, translated by Shiraishi Akira in the Translation category. At the award ceremony, the winners will give congratulatory speeches, the selection committee will provide their comments and critiques, the winners will be presented with a “Ranpo statue” (known as the “main prize”) and a “personalized clock,” and promotional videos of the winning works will be screened. A display of the Ranpo statue will also be on display at the venue. All events are free. Anyone can participate! We hope you’ll apply! Award winners and selection committee Tokuro Nukui (Representative Director of the Mystery Writers of Japan) Arisugawa Arisu (Edogawa Rampo Prize Selection Committee Member) Keigo Higashino (Edogawa Rampo Prize Selection Committee Member) Kanae Minato (Edogawa Rampo Prize Selection Committee Member) Dai Yokozeki (Edogawa Rampo Prize Selection Committee Member) Taku Ashibe (Mystery Writers of Japan Award Selection Committee Member) Makoto Usami (Judge of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award) Ichi Sawamura (Judge of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award) Akira Hamanaka (Judge of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award) Muneki Yamada (Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Selection Committee) Masahiko Kikuni (Japan Mystery Writers
Association Award Selection Committee) Satoshi Konno (Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Selection Committee) Tetsutaka Shibata (Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Selection Committee) Ryoe Tsukimura (Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Selection Committee) Tatsumi Atsugawa (Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Selection Committee) Yuki Shashindo (Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Selection Committee) Kazuyo Misumi (Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Selection Committee) Akira Mitsuhashi (Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Selection Committee) Nomiya Ari (Winner of the Edogawa Rampo Prize) Koizumi Kaju (Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award) Hisanaga Mikihiko (Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award) Matsuko Sugie (Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award) Akira Shiraishi (Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award) Contact Information [Contact Information Regarding Applications] 71st Edogawa Ranpo Award/78th Japan Mystery Writers Association Award Presentation Ceremony Secretariat (Daiichi Tsushinsha Co., Ltd.) Mail: mwj_info@ittsu.ne.jp