Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1963) award
Tenji Mainichi
てんじまいにち
Tenji Mainichi
Aliases:
点毎
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1922-05-11 （Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan (place of founding)）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Braille newspaper, Weekly newspaper, Publication
- Active Years
- 1922-
- Affiliations
- The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Tenji Mainichi | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Asahi Prize (Asahi Social Welfare Prize) | Tenji Mainichi | — | The Asahi Shimbun Company | 受賞 |
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1963
Work:
Tenji Mainichi
Result:
受賞
Asahi Prize (Asahi Social Welfare Prize)
1968
Work:
Tenji Mainichi
Organization:
The Asahi Shimbun Company
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tenji Mainichi (Braille Weekly Newspaper)
1922 Braille newspaperA braille weekly newspaper founded in 1922. Published by The Mainichi Newspapers, it provides original reporting on welfare, education, culture and daily life for people with visual impairments.
Welfare for visually impairedEducationCulturePractical life information
Tenji Mainichi Print Edition (Tabloid)
1998 Print edition (Tabloid)A tabloid print edition launched in 1998 that converts braille articles into standard print to make the content accessible to sighted readers.
AccessibilityInformation sharingPublic awareness
Tenji Mainichi Audio Edition (CD)
2005 Audio edition (CD)An audio edition on CD launched in 2005 collecting two weeks' worth of Tenji Mainichi articles, offering an audio medium for delivery of content.
Audio mediaAccessibilityInformation provision
Bibliography
- Tenji Mainichi (founded 1922 - )
- Tenji Mainichi Print Edition (1998 - )
- Tenji Mainichi Audio Edition (2005 - )
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise, fact-focused journalistic styleLanguage that is considerate to readers with visual impairments and emphasizes readability
- Recurring Motifs
- Welfare and independenceParticipation and civic rightsEducation and advocacy
Legacy
Tenji Mainichi is regarded as having the longest history among braille newspapers published by a newspaper company. It has contributed to welfare for the visually impaired, creation of braille textbooks, and realization of braille voting. It has received awards including the Kikuchi Kan Prize (1963) and the Asahi Prize (1968).
Quotes
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The publisher claims it has the longest history among braille newspapers issued by a newspaper company in the world.
Source: Tenji Mainichi - The Mainichi Newspapers (official site) (2021)
Trivia
- Founded on May 11, 1922. The first issue was 800 copies.
- Published in three formats: braille edition, print edition (launched 1998) and audio edition (launched 2005).
- Received the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1963 and the Asahi Prize in 1968.
- Subscription fees (approx.): Braille edition ¥20,000/year; Print edition ¥12,500/year (per official site).