Winners of 'Japan Character Award 2026' Announced; Ceremony to be Held on June 17

RX Japan Ltd. will hold 'Content Tokyo 2026' at Tokyo Big Sight for three days from June 17 (Wed) to 19 (Fri), 2026.

The winning properties for the 'Japan Character Award 2026', an award for the character and licensing business industry, have been determined.

The awards ceremony will be held on June 17 (Wed) at 1:00 PM within the 'Licensing Japan' venue in the West Hall of Tokyo Big Sight, where the Grand Prix winner will be announced.

Characters including Chiikawa, Tamagotchi, Monchhichi, and Myakumyaku are scheduled to gather at the ceremony.

<Japan Character Award 2026 Winners> - Character Licensing Award: Chiikawa (Spiral Cute Co., Ltd.) - Character Licensing Award: Tamagotchi (Bandai Co., Ltd.) - Character Licensing Award: Monchhichi (Sekiguchi Co., Ltd.) - New Face Award: mojojojo (Little Window Co., Ltd. / Gakken Sta:Ful Co., Ltd.) - Product Licensee Award: Bonbon Drop Seal (Q-LiA Co., Ltd.) - Promotion Licensee Award: Ultra Kaiju Goes to the Tower (Kansai Transmission and Distribution, Inc.) - Retail Award: Kiddy Land Shinjuku Store (Kiddy Land Co., Ltd.) - Jury Special Award: Osaka-Kansai Expo Official Character 'Myakumyaku' (Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition) - Jury Special Award: Narumiya Characters (Narumiya International Co., Ltd.)