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JAPAN SC AWARDS

Japan Council of Shopping Centers (JCSC) has established Japan SC Awards in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of its founding.
The awards intend to contribute to a further advancement of the SC industry by honoring those SC indicative of the future SC image and social function.
The awards will be awarded every 2 years.
The following provisions will be considered as the main criteria:

1. Is the concept of the SC as provider of the local market and consumer, clearly established and developed in its business policy?
2. Are efforts being made to provide a tenant mix with a high degree of originality and business status?
   Is sufficient attention paid to improving the propagation of the SC brand image ?
3. The degree of customer satisfaction in the context of a SC aiming at improved customer service.
4. The SC business results.
5. Appropriate measures with regard to senior citizens and barrier free access in addition to the creation of an environment agreeable to local citizens. To what extent does the SC contribute to the region by rendering service and invigorating the local community?

LIST OF RECIPIENT SC OF THE JAPAN SC AWARDS

LIST OF RECIPIENT SC OF THE ＴHIRD JAPAN SC AWARDS (2008)

Gold Award

SC Name：Lalaport TOKYO-BAY
URL：http://www.lalaport.net/pc/top
City/Prefectures： Funabashi city, Chiba
Developer：Mitui Fudosan Co.,Ltd.

Silver Award

SC Name：AMU PLAZA KAGOSHIMA
URL：http://www.amu-kagoshima.com/
City/Prefectures：Kagoshima city, Kyushu
Developer：Kagoshima Terminal building Co.,Ltd.

Bronze Awards

SC Name：MORI TOWN
URL：http://www.moritown.com/
City/Prefectures：Akishima city, Tokyo
Developer：Showa-no-mori total service Co.,Ltd.

Category Awards

SC Name：EST
URL：http://www.est-sc.com/index_1.html
City/Prefectures： Osaka city, Osaka

SC Name：HOSHIGAOKA TERRACE
URL：http://www.hoshigaoka-terrace.com/
City/Prefectures： Nagoya city, Aichi

SC Name：AEON MALL SHIMODA
URL：http://shimoda-aeonmall.com/index.jsp
City/Prefectures：Oirase-machi, Aomori

New Face SC Awards

SC Name：LAZONA KAWASAKI Plaza
URL：http://www.lazona-kawasaki.com/index.shtml
City/Prefectures：Kawasaki city, Kanagawa

SC Name：Takamatsu Marugamemachi Shopping Street 1 Bangai
URL：http://www.kame3.jp/
City/Prefectures：Takamatsu city, Kagawa

LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION SC AWARDS

JCSC established a new award named "Local Community Contribution SC Awards" from this year. The Awards were elected on the base of "Guidelines on contribution of SC to the local community" (were drawn up in January 2007). Especially the best Local Community Contribution SC was presented the “Kurahashi Yoshio Prize”.

(About the Kurahashi Yoshio Prize;

Mr.Yoshio Kurahashi developed SC such as "Tamagawa Takashimaya Shopping Center" which was the first full-fledged SC in Japan. He made efforts to establish JCSC and was installed as the 2nd chairman of JCSC on May 1989.Mr. Kurahashi always acted in the belief that SC is a community facility to satisfy the various needs of the residents, and SC can not succeed unless it cooperate with the local community. He died on August 2003 at the age of 89. JCSC established the Kurahashi Yoshio Prize this year. The aim of this prize is to commend a SC that contributed greatly to the local community. )

LIST OF RECIPIENT SC OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION SC AWARDS (2008)

Kurahashi Yoshio Prize

SC Name：Eduriko Shopping Center ・PAL
URL：http://www.ee-pal.com/
City/Prefecture:Kitakami, Iwate
Developer：Eduriko Shopping Center