Call for theme of "Tokyo Business Design Award 2014"started, organized by Tokyo Metropolitan and operated by JDP.
This competition aims at creating new business for SMEs of Tokyo area in collaboration with designers. Those SMEs who owns high technology and materials provided themes for the competition, matching with excellent designers from all around the country to design the business for future. 

Tokyo Business Design Award 2014
Call for Theme      April 17 - June 24

Schedule:
early August: Release theme
early August - mid October: Call for designers
late October - mid November: First Screening & Second Screening
late January, 2015: final panel,Ceremony
Apply fee: Free
Detail:http://www.tokyo-design.ne.jp/award.html

Session for Companies
Date: June 4  13:30〜15:00
Venue: International Design Liaison Center/Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
Fee: Free
Apply to: http://www.tokyo-design.ne.jp/news/news20140417.html 

2013 TBDA
http://www.tokyo-design.ne.jp/archive/2013.html#AwardLink