The Yamagata Industry Awards ceremony was held in Yamagata City on 3 November, with 2 individuals and 1 organization recognized as the 2026 award recipients. The organization honored was 日東ベスト of Sagae City, while the individual recipients were Happy Japan Chairman Harada Keitaro (原田 啓太郎) and Yamagata Maruuo Chairman Yano Hideya (矢野 秀弥). Murayama Hideki (村山 秀樹), an executive director and vice president at Yamagata University, was selected for the Science and Technology Award.
The Yamagata Industry Awards ceremony was held in Yamagata City on 3 November, with 2 individuals and 1 organization recognized as the 2026 award recipients. The organizations and individuals selected were said to have contributed to revitalizing the regional economy.
The organization honored was 日東ベスト of Sagae City, which was said to have contributed to revitalizing the regional economy through food product development using locally produced agricultural and livestock products, quality improvements and the promotion of overseas expansion. Among the individual recipients, Happy Japan Chairman and President Harada Keitaro (原田 啓太郎) (73) was said to have contributed to the development of Yamagata's industries through the manufacture of a wide range of products, including sewing machines and automotive parts. The other individual recipient was Yamagata Maruuo Chairman Yano Hideya (矢野 秀弥) (74), who was said to have contributed to regional economic development by supplying seafood and processed foods and promoting Yamagata products.
Murayama Hideki (村山 秀樹) (63), an executive director and vice president at Yamagata University, was selected for the Science and Technology Award and was reported to have contributed to the establishment of long-term distribution technologies, among other achievements.