• HANAE MORI
• AKIRA MINAGAWA
• HIROYUKI HORIHATA ／MAKIKO SEKIGUCHI
• SHUNICHI MUGITA
• TAKURO OGASAWARA
• SHUNICHI MUGITA
• TOSHIKAZU IWAYA
• YUMA KOSHINO

(titles omitted) (Judges are subject to change without notice.)

• <Grand Prix>(1 creation): Certificate and 1,000,000 yen
• <Prize for Excellence>
  (2 creations, one for each category: Women’s Wear/Men’s Wear): Certificate and 300,000 yen
• <Workmanship Prizes>(5 creations): Certificate and 100,000 yen
• <Honorable Mention Prize>(20 creations): Certificate and 50,000 yen

All participants who proceed to the Final Selection will be provided training and three years of business support aimed to become an independent designer.

<NABA Prize> (1 creation)Qualify for a study-abroad program at NABA, a fashion school in Milan. Qualify to take a two-year university master’s course or a two-week summer course.http://www.naba.it/

<Vantan Prize>(1 creation)Qualify for a membership in a incubation organization established by Vantan, a fashion school in Tokyo. Participate in one of the following courses of choice: “International X-SEED,” a course in English especially for foreign students, or “atelier X-SEED,” a one-year professional training course. http://www.vantan.com/inter-xseed/