The Google translation says "most historical", and we can't quite make out some of the orther stuff, but the camera models selected speak for themselves. One interesting tidbit is the medium format film camera among the 10, and also the complete lack of any Canon models. As an added bonus they list the most historical cameras of the past 10 years too: "Historically the camera in Japan", Japan Camera in the history of the development for the world to keep the camera in Japan shall be selected each year since 1969. 1年間に国内で発売された銀塩カメラ、デジタルカメラの新製品の中から、「技術史的に意義のある日本最初の試みがされている」、「市場において特に人気を博する」などの観点から選定する。 One silver salt camera was released in Japan in years, new products from the digital camera, "that is Japan's first meaningful attempt in the history of technology", "catch on, especially in the market" and selected from the viewpoint. Link