6th Annual eJapan Cultural Awards (Winners)

Day 2,931, 15:26 • Published in Japan Russia • by shirosakura


So, before I begin, I want to make it clear that participation in the cultural awards must have been an all-time low, with literally one ballot being put forth. In a regular setting, a nominations article would be set forth, but there's simply no need if one one ballot came in.

I think this, more than anything, shows the shift in culture that has occured in eJapan in the past year. The people who supported events like these have long come and past, and those that remain are few and far between. Because our dysfunctional, exclusive, political system is something I have discussed at length, I won't wax on it here, but here are the winners of the 2016 Cultural Awards.

EDIT: There were pictures, but if eRep is hosting, they don't display properly in the articles. Go figure.

A. Country President of the Year and D. Citizen of the Year: - H E X

Expatriate - Currently Residing in Flanders, eBelgium
His leadership of eJapan counts towards some of his 5 presidential terms served for the people of the eWorld, including one in January 2015

B. Minister of Defense of the Year and F. Newspaper of the Year: - sto kila bazuki

Current Diet member for the Shinsengumi and a high-ranking member of the Tsunami. Resides in the Tohoku district.

C. Diet member of the Year - Tomasz

Current Diet member for the Shinsengumi, and a high-ranking member of Tsunami. Resides in the de facto Captial District of Kinki

E. Minister of Culture & History of the Year - Shirosakura

E-Ehhhhhh????? I was a one-term Minister of Culture, History, and Education for the Padre administration...I'm also the Party President of the United Lolies of Japan and live in the de facto Capital District of Kinki....ahhh. はづかし...

G. Artist of the Year - synhro

Expatriate: Currently lives in Rhode Island, ethe United States of America. Former Minister of Education, Culture, and History along with a member of the Diet. Be sure to thank them for our graphics!

H. Troll of the Year - erk the Great

Expatriate: Currently lives in Scania, eAlbania but retains eJapan citizeship. Not much else is known.

I. Dictator of the Year - Squidbeel

Dead citizen of the eWorld (Rest in Peace). Died in Abruzzo, eSerbia with French citizenship. Served in numerous capacities in service of eJapan, including Country President, Vice Country President, Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs and as vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. They were also a regular Diet member and died as a member of Tsunami.

There we have it. In retrospect, it's also telling that many of the people on this list are no longer around. Will there be a Cultural Awards for 2016? Who's to say? But if this tradition continues (and I hope it can), I hope the eJapan then will be ready to embrace it with open arms.