The first "Japan Research Youth Forum" hosted by the Taiwanese Society for Contemporary Japan Studies has come to an end in October 25, 2015. 16 authors were selected to be the finalists. After given remarkable presentations 5 finalists were awarded "Excellent Thesis Award".

The winners list is as follows:

Group of Japanese Politics:

Lin Yan-Yu (National Taiwan University, Institute of Political Science)

Group of Japanese National Security and Diplomacy

Cheng Ding-Yin (National Sun Yat-Sen University, Institute of Political Science)

Xu Yuan-Yaun (National Taiwan University, Institute of Political Science)

Group of Japanese Industrial Economy

Wu Ya-Ru (National Chengchi University, Master Program of Japanese Studies)

Group of Japanese Society 

Wang Ding Yu (Soochow Univeristy, Department of Law)