Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Optimized Transport Box by Using Automatic Packing System "Carton Wrap"

• Sagawa Global Logistics Co.,Ltd.
• ALTECH CO.,LTD.
• Oji Container Co.,Ltd.
• Oji Holdings Corporation

One issue in internet mail order is how to put the ordered items compactly into an outer corrugated box when the numbers and shapes of the contents vary depending on the order, impacting the amount of materials used and transport efficiency. To solve this, an automatic packing system optimizing the package size of each order has been introduced to help improve transport efficiency and reduce customer transport fees.

Director of General, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Lipton Botanic Tea, Lipton Keep & Charge Stand-up Pouch

• Unilever Japan Customer Marketing K.K.
• Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd.

This is an eco-friendly stand-up pouch with zipper for tea bags designed for recycle ready, being composed of more than 90% mono-material with polypropylene. The film helps to retain the packaged tea flavor longer with excellent barrier property. Lower CO₂ emission is realized by simplified duplex structure without using aluminum foil. (CO₂ emissions: approximately 33% reduced)

Director of General, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Disposable Stacking System

• Hitachi Transport System,Ltd.

Conventionally, unit loads for irregularly shaped products created dead space at the top of the container because stacking inside the container was too difficult to implement. In addition, a stacking system could be an export risk due to expense and stacking needing to be returnable. Therefore, a disposable stacking system with corrugated fiberboard providing easy assembly, de-assembly and safety has been developed to improve loading efficiency for irregularly shaped products.

President of Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Award

SUNTORY “Puruhada Grape Jelly” 1 SECOND JUMBLE DISPLAY FURNITURE

• SUNTORY FOODS LIMITED
• Links Co.,Ltd.

Assembling display shelves usually requires setting up a body and frame to support the shelves using cardboard according to the load capacity before contents can be placed inside. However, this integrated display case can be easily assembled by simply pulling down the shelf inside, offering an excellent load capacity in about one second. Its compact size enables it to be easily installed anywhere.

Chairman of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Award

Hakutsuru Ukiyo-E Label Series

• Rengo Co., Ltd.
• Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.

Using popular Ukiyo-E graphics, loved by people of all generations, we highlight to the world the attractiveness of Japanese Sake as one aspect of Japanese culture. The aims are to respond to demand from inbound tourists, revitalize the culture of gift-giving, and promote exports. We gave taste and characters a story by adopting a striking kabuki actor as a motif for fragrant junmai daiginjo-shu. If you arrange the front and side of boxes, a large Ukiyo-E image is formed. It provides outstanding impact with little effort at the shop front. In addition, the placement of boxes can be changed to create a luxury folding screen.

President of Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development Award

Corrugated Cardboard Packaging for Porous Ceramic Products

• KYOCERA Corporation
• Nippon Tokan Package Co.,Ltd.

This porous ceramic product is long, narrow, thin and fragile, and used to be damaged easily during transportation. Therefore, plastic-free packaging made of 100 percent corrugated paper with enhanced cushioning performance has been developed. The results show the cushioning performance improved by around 50 percent on average with a reduced cost of 32-60 percent without any product damage being reported.

Japan Package Design Association Award

POLA B.A GRANDLUXE Ⅲ

• POLA INC.

The finest beauty serum developed based on the theory and study of the relationship between the brain and skin in which curiosity makes people beautiful. The concept includes ideas to inspire the five human senses and awaken curiosity. The container shape is created based on Fibonacci sequence and catenary curve (parabola of gravity) using delicate cuts and transparency inspired by Kiriko glass. We suggested a new makeup method by adopting a design covering the entire container with the cap and a click structure to discharge the appropriate amount to use. The package is designed with accuracy, considering the user hand and finger size for excellent usability.

President of Japan Marketing Association Award

Charging Multi-Tool Blade Package Design

• Panasonic Life Solutions Creates Co.,Ltd.
• KAGAWA design Corp.

Packaging for 21 kinds of blades for the professional Charging Multi-Tool has been developed for identification, safety and eco-friendliness. For identification, five colors are assigned according to the targeted materials for enhanced visibility at the store. For safety, the blades are kept in the center of the packaging and can be repacked. For eco-friendliness, the package has an easy-to separate structure and the materials used are recyclable. Furthermore, the blister pack consists of three kinds of pieces for production circulability.

Japan Graphic Designers Association Award

I LOHAS Natural Spring Water Label-less

• Coca-Cola TOKYO R&D Company Limited

An innovative bottle exclusively for label-free products, making the consumer feel easy about taking the bottle out. The product has been developed based on peeling off labels for recycling being stressful for consumers and that 54 percent of the products sold through growing online sales are consumed at home. The shape design is inspired by water, using a clear stream in Japan, with the ILOHAS logo added to show the brand name, featuring a label-free, 100 percent recycled plastic that is easy to crush.

President of The Accessible Design Foundation of Japan Award

Cape Hair Spray

• Kao Corporation
• TOYO AEROSOL CO.,LTD.

Having worked to develop an aerosol button easy for everyone to use until disposal, the “easy lever-type button” can spray the target with light pressure that was developed considering the principle of leverage and the lever shape for the fingers. For easy separation and disposal, the button can be easily removed at disposal but stays on during usage; a degassing mechanism is added on the top of the cap. In addition, a hairstyle maintenance level showing the strength of keeping power at a glance is placed to select the adequate product.

Consumer Associations Award

All Direction Sprayer Available for Hospital Usage

• 3M Japan Innovation Limited
• Kyoraku Co.,Ltd.
• Maruichi Co.,Ltd.

This container can be used sideways or upside down to replace the conventional dropper bottles that were sometimes used with difficulty depending on the patient’s condition and the position of the affected part. The combination of a two-layered structure bottle and a spray enables non-gas 360-degree spraying. A newly adapted trigger spray enables the elderly and those with less grip strength to easily use it. In addition, the design considering usability helps consumers check the remaining amount for buying more and provides easy gas-free disposability.

President of Japan Packaging Institute Award

Nestle Kit Kat mini

• Nestle Japan Ltd.
• Toppan Printing Co.,Ltd.

The outer packages for the five main Kit Kat products in large bags have been changed from plastic to paper. The resulting amount of plastic film used has been reduced by 380 tons annually. Water-based heat-sealing materials are used instead of applying sealant films such as polyethylene and polypropylene. This reduces plastic used and ensures heat sealability, therefore offering sufficient sealing strength to protect the contents while addressing the issue of VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

President of Japan Packaging Institute Award

Paper Container “SPOPS” to Replace Plastic Refill Pouch

• Nippon Paper Industries Co.,Ltd.

A package for daily necessities and cosmetics featuring both usability and eco-friendliness has been developed by applying paper carton technology. The paper container with the contents is set in the dispenser for use. Once used up, the container can be replaced within 30 seconds. In addition, the gable top carton is designed to be set upside down, helping consumers to completely use the contents up. Seventy percent of the materials are paper based, enabling forest-certified wood. The cartons can be packed in an outer corrugated box without creating dead space, reducing inventory space and environmental impact while improving loading efficiency for truck transportation.