2024/05/13
Keio University has held the "Shinzo Koizumi Prize National High School Essay Contest" since 1976, the 10th anniversary of the death of Dr. Shinzo Koizumi. The contest was established to pass on the character and achievements of Dr. Koizumi—a former President of Keio University and a renowned economist and writer—to future generations, and to help improve the writing and expression skills of young people.
This contest asks high school students across Japan to write an essay of 6,000 to 8,000 characters. The essay should not be a mere expression of personal opinion, but must be well-supported by evidence or a clear line of reasoning, and present a coherent argument.
Topics (choose one)
1. Truth
2. The English of Yukichi Fukuzawa
3. The Classics in Jitsugaku (Science)
4. A World Without Social Media
5. History and Fiction
6. The World and Japan in the Age of Sustainability
The application form is scheduled to open around mid-June. We encourage you to actively participate in this historic initiative, now in its 49th year.
For details, please see here .