The company was founded by Kan Kikuchi in 1923. It grants the annual Akutagawa Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan, as well as the annual Naoki Prize for popular novelists.
Established in 1923 by Kan Kikuchi, this company confers the prestigious Akutagawa Prize yearly, which is among the top literary awards in Japan, along with the annual Naoki Prize for popular novelists.