The author of Demon Slayer won the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Newcomer Award, and Kenshi Yonezu also won the award

The Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs announced on March 3 that the "Educational Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology" Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of culture and art, has been announced. "Demon Slayer" author Koyoharu Gotouge, Kenshi Yonezu and 11 others won the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award with a prize of 200,000 yen.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) was formerly known as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It is one of the administrative agencies of the Japanese central government and is responsible for coordinating education, science and technology, academics, culture, and sports in Japan. It was formed on January 6, 2001 by merging the former Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Agency for Science and Technology.

·As a cultural and arts award recognized by the Japanese government, the "Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology" Award represents the highest honor for people engaged in cultural undertakings. This year's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award was won by 18 people including actor Kenichi Okamoto and rock singer Hiroji Miyamoto, and 11 people including "Demon Slayer" author Koyoharu Gotouge and Kenshi Yonezu won the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award.

The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award is 300,000 yen, and the Newcomer Award is 200,000 yen. The awards will be presented on the 9th.