Editor’s Note
This article announces the call for entries for Japan’s 67th National Catalog Exhibition, highlighting the catalog’s enduring role as a vital promotional medium and the creative effort behind each publication.
The Sankei Shimbun and the Japan Federation of Printing Industries will hold the competition “The 67th National Catalog Exhibition” and are now accepting entries. “Catalogs” are an indispensable medium for publicizing and promoting goods, products, and services. Expression techniques are evolving daily, and each catalog represents remarkable effort. This exhibition aims to honor and publicly display such excellent catalogs to convey their appeal.
A rigorous judging process will involve designers, creative professionals, academics, and officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to select award-winning works. An exhibition will be held in January next year at the “Brick Gallery” in the Tokyo Sankei Building, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, and in February at Heiwa Paper’s Paper Voice Osaka in Chuo Ward, Osaka City.
Eligible Works: Works ordered from or printed by Japanese printing companies between October 25, 2024 (Friday) and October 24, 2025 (Friday). ※ Works previously submitted to this exhibition are not eligible.
Entry Categories:
Pictorial Record Category
A. Pictorial Records (Event-related collections, guidebooklets, etc.)
Catalog Category
B. General Goods (Consumer goods for individuals, travel guides, gift items excluding mail-order, etc.)
C. High-Value Goods (Durable consumer goods, automobiles, cameras/watches/jewelry, condominiums/houses, etc.)
D. Products (Materials for various industries, housing equipment, parts, office supplies, etc.)
E. Mail Order (Catalogs for mail-order sales, etc.)
F. Various Guides (Company profiles, school guides, facility guides, corporate histories/annals, etc.)
H. Various Reports (CSR/environmental reports, SDGs-related reports, integrated reports, etc.)
Entry Fee: ¥10,500 per copy (tax excluded). ※ For a series of 5 copies: ¥10,500 x 5 = ¥52,500 (tax excluded).
Details & Application Method: Please visit the Japan Federation of Printing Industries website (https://www.jfpi.or.jp/topics_detail6/id=20).
Deadline: October 24, 2025 (Friday) ※ Entries must arrive by this date.
Tokyo Exhibition: January 26 (Mon) – 30 (Fri), 2026
Brick Gallery, B1F/B2F, Tokyo Sankei Building (1-7-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
※ Only award-winning works (excluding the Executive Committee Encouragement Award) will be displayed.
Osaka Exhibition: February 17 (Tue) – 26 (Thu), 2026
Heiwa Paper Paper Voice Osaka (2-3-23 Minamisenba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City)
※ Only the top three award-winning works (METI Minister’s Award, MEXT Minister’s Award, METI Commerce and Service Councilor’s Award) will be displayed.
Award Ceremony: Late January 2026
Organized by: Japan Federation of Printing Industries, The Sankei Shimbun
Supported by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; National Printing Bureau; Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Japan Paper Association; Japan Marketing Association; Central Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry for Small and Medium Enterprises; Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc.
Contact: “The 67th National Catalog Exhibition” Secretariat (within Sankei I Business Produce Bureau)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03-5443-7630