The Japanese G-Mark has officially opened! April 1st!
The Japanese G-Mark(GOOD DESIGN AWARD)2026 has been officially opened for declaration from April 1. This award is highly recognized in the international design awards. It has been focused on by many companies and designers for a long time, and it is often discussed with Red Dot and iF.
If you have a project that has already been formed and is ready to go on the market, or is doing brand upgrading and product upgrading, it is very suitable to start preparing now. Because the official requirements for the declaration content are relatively complete, and the text, pictures, videos and other modifications will not be accepted after the deadline. The closer the deadline is, the more crowded the system will be submitted, so it is better to sort out the data in advance.

Which enterprises or designers are suitable for declaration?
[R] do product design manufacturing enterprises: home appliances, consumer electronics, kitchenware, home, travel accessories, etc.
[2 R] Enterprises with services, systems, software, and space projects: such as digital products, platform services, brand experience, and space solutions.
[Three R] companies that want to do international endorsements and enhance their brand image.
[4 R] A designer or studio with a mature design team who wants to transform the design results into market influence. G-Mark officials themselves emphasize that it is aimed at design results that improve lives, industries and society.

The benefits of choosing an agent to declare are also obvious: first, it can help you jam the time node and avoid missing the registration and supplement; Second, it can help you judge whether the project is suitable for reporting and which category is more advantageous. Third, it can make the application materials, pictures, copywriting and videos more professional. Fourth, if there are more projects, the agent can reduce the cost of repeated trial and error by the team. In particular, the official clearly stated that the content modification will not be accepted after the deadline, which will have higher requirements for the quality of the declaration.
If you happen to have a product, service or system project that you want to award, you can start preparing now. The earlier you prepare, the more chance you have to polish the project to a state that is more suitable for review.