Japan's oldest national science research contest for junior high and high school students (since 1957), run by the Yomiuri Shimbun, with prize money and an ISEF pathway.
国立研究開発法人科学技術振興機構 (Japan Science and Technology Agency, JST)
JST's national team competition in science, mathematics and informatics for high school students, with prefectural selections leading to a national final; the winning team competes at Science Olympiad in the USA.
10–11 сыныптар
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衛星設計コンテスト実行委員会(事務局:一般財団法人日本宇宙フォーラム)(Satellite Design Contest Executive Committee; co-hosted by JAXA, JSASS, JSME, IEICE, ASJ and others)
A long-running national contest co-hosted by JAXA and Japan's aerospace societies in which high school and early-KOSEN students propose space mission ideas and test them with simple experiments. Finalists present at a public final judging session alongside university teams.
A national haiku contest for high school students run by Kanagawa University, judged by leading haiku poets; each entry is a set of three original haiku.
公益財団法人米日カウンシル-ジャパン (U.S.-Japan Council (Japan)) – TOMODACHIイニシアチブ, 支援: The Toshizo Watanabe Foundation
A fully funded US study trip for high school and college-of-technology students from across Japan, focused on U.S.-Japan understanding and leadership, with homestays, school visits and site visits in Southern California. The 2027 call has not been announced yet.
KADOKAWA's online fiction contest exclusively for high school students, held on the novel-posting site Kakuyomu with a long division (5,000-20,000 characters) and a short division (400-4,999 characters).
内閣府(防災担当)・防災推進協議会 (Cabinet Office Disaster Management Bureau; Council for the Promotion of Disaster Prevention)
A national poster contest run by the Cabinet Office and the Council for the Promotion of Disaster Prevention that asks students and the public to design posters with a slogan encouraging preparedness for earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons and other natural disasters. Top works win the Minister for Disaster Management Award and may appear on the cover of the White Paper on Disaster Management.
ファッション甲子園実行委員会 (Fashion Koshien Executive Committee; Hirosaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
A national fashion design contest for high school students: teams of two submit design drawings, and up to 32 selected teams make the outfit and present it in a fashion-show final in Hirosaki, Aomori.
公益財団法人数学オリンピック財団 (Mathematical Olympiad Foundation of Japan)
The junior division of the Japan Mathematical Olympiad for junior high school students and younger, with a route to the IMO selection camp. The 2026 entry has closed; the foundation plans to post the 26th JJMO guidelines in early May 2027.
A one-day mock prefectural assembly at the Chiba Prefectural Assembly building where about 30 high school students debate policy themes with sitting assembly members.
A week-long residential liberal-arts summer school where high school students live and learn with university-student mentors from Japan and abroad; the 2027 edition has not been announced yet.
兵庫県・毎日新聞社・公益財団法人ひょうご震災記念21世紀研究機構 人と防災未来センター (Hyogo Prefecture, The Mainichi Newspapers, Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution)
A national award founded after the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that recognises outstanding disaster-prevention education and activities by school and community groups, with separate Junior High and High School divisions. The Grand Prix carries a 200,000-yen prize.