On December 8th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced the winners of the 2025 Logistics Partnership Excellent Business Awards. The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award went to Sagawa Express and two other companies for their efforts to improve the efficiency of deliveries to drugstores using delivery hubs and logistics DX, while the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award went to Ezaki Glico and five other companies for their case study of improving the efficiency of chilled delivery through collaboration between manufacturers and wholesalers and the use of stacking material handling.
<Recipients of awards from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism>
| Award details | Project Title | business person | |
| 大 賞 | Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award | Streamlining drug store deliveries in Hokkaido using delivery hubs and logistics DX. | Sagawa Express, Sapporo Drugstore, PALTAC |
| Category Award | Logistics DX/Standardization Award | Efficient pharmaceutical logistics and traceability achieved through the introduction of rental pallets. | Sanko Pallet Rental, Otsuka Warehouse, Sanko, and 10 other pharmaceutical manufacturers |
| Resilience and Sustainability Award | Joint delivery initiatives to solve logistics challenges in disadvantaged areas | NEXT DELIVERY, Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture; Tambayama Village, Yamanashi Prefecture; Seino Holdings | |
| Special prize | Green Logistics Partnership Conference Special Award | Sustainable logistics that balance business and the environment. | Hokkaido Logi Service, Co-op Sapporo, Fresh Cargo, and 3 other companies |
<Recipients of awards from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry>
| Award details | Project Title | business person | |
| 大 賞 | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award | Collaboration between manufacturers and wholesalers, and the use of stacking material handling to improve the efficiency of chilled delivery. | Ezaki Glico, Konoike Transport, and 4 other companies |
| Category Award | Logistics DX/Standardization Award | Multifaceted measures to address logistics challenges triggered by the 24 problem | Seven-Eleven Japan Japan Logistics Cooperative Association (27 member companies) |
| Logistics structural reform award | Relay-type connected shared transport A new standard (multiple companies x multiple locations x relay/collaboration) |
Rohto Pharmaceutical, Toyo Warehouse, and two other companies | |
| Resilience and Sustainability Award | Realizing sustainable local store delivery through modal shift utilizing RORO ships | イオン北海道 Kuribayashi Shipping |
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| Special prize | Green Logistics Partnership Conference Special Award | Modal shift initiatives in technobeam transport | Panasonic Archiskeleton Design, Nippon Express, Japan Freight Railway Company and two other companies |
In a project that received an award from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Sagawa Express improved drivers' driving distance and working hours by enabling deliveries from its depot bases. By also allowing stores to relax receiving times and adjust delivery vehicle and vehicle size requirements, truck mileage was reduced by 6,434,000 kilometers (25.7%) annually.
In the project that received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, Ezaki Glico's chilled products will be jointly delivered using the logistics network of its client, wholesaler Sunrise Grand Foods, and the use of stacked cargo will improve loading efficiency, resulting in a reduction of 1460 trucks per year (66%).
The awards ceremony and presentations on the initiatives undertaken by the award recipients will be held at the "Green Logistics Partnership Conference" on December 23rd.
