December 27, 2023
Professor Masamichi Ogawara's book, "Susume of Independence: A Collection of Speeches by Yukichi Fukuzawa" (Kodansha, 2023), has won the Gakudo Book of the Year 2023 Grand Prize in the Public Speaking Category.
Reason for the award: "This book is a compilation of the public speaking and ideas of Yukichi Fukuzawa, whom it is no exaggeration to call the founder of public speaking in our country. Fukuzawa's words, which also greatly influenced the 'two pillars of constitutional government,' Yukio Ozaki and Tsuyoshi Inukai, allow us to appreciate the essence of public speaking—that it is not merely about technique or eloquence, but requires an unshakable core."
The Ozaki Yukio Memorial Foundation The Ozaki Yukio Memorial Foundation Website: Gakudo Book of the Year 2023