The Imperial Prize,Japan Academy Prize,Duke of Edinburgh Prize Recipients
81st - 90th
81st June 10, 1991
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Yoshinori KOBAYASHI | Linguistico-Philological Investigations in the Kakuhitsu Documents |
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Akira TONOMURA | The Development of Electron Holography and the Verification of the Aharonov-Bohm Effect |
| Japan Academy Prize | Yuichi SHIONOYA | The Structure of Value: Utility vs. Rights |
| Japan Academy Prize | Satio HAYAKAWA | Researches on Radiation in the Universe |
| Japan Academy Prize | Yoshihiko SAITO | Determination of Absolute Configurations and Electron-density Distribution of Transition Metal Complexes |
| Japan Academy Prize | Masatane KOKUBU | Influences of Compositing of Admixtures on Workability, Durability, and Strength of Concrete |
| Japan Academy Prize | Yasuyuki YAMADA | Functional Expression of and Secondary Metabolite Regulation in Cultured Plant Cells |
| Japan Academy Prize | Tomisaku KAWASAKI | Identification, Epidemiology and Treatment of Kawasaki Disease |
| Japan Academy Prize | Michio UI | Studies on the Role of GTP-binding Proteins in Cellular Signaling |
82nd June 8, 1992
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Chushichi TSUZUKI | A Study of Socialist Thoughts and Movements in the Latter-half of the 19th Century in Britain |
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Tadamitsu KISHIMOTO | Studies on Interleukin 6 |
| Japan Academy Prize | Koichi BAI | Studies on Medical Jurisprudence |
| Japan Academy Prize | Eizi HIROTA | Precise Molecular Structure and Dynamical Behaviors of Free Radical Molecules |
| Japan Academy Prize | Syozo OSAWA | Discovery of Atypical Genetic Coding Systems and Elucidation of Their Underlying Evolutionary Mechanisms |
| Japan Academy Prize | Hideji SUZUKI | Dislocation Theory of Plastic Deformation and Mechanical Properties of Solid Helium |
| Japan Academy Prize | Kenichi HONDA | Study on the Photoelectrode Reactions |
| Japan Academy Prize | Akinori SUZUKI | Chemistry and Molecular Biology of Brain-neuropeptides in Bombyx mori (Joint Research) |
| Hironori ISHIZAKI | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | Akira KOBATA | Studies on the Structures and Functions of the Sugar Chains of Glycoproteins |
| Duke of Edinburgh Prize | Nobukiyo TAKAHASHI | Research and Activities Related to Natural Forest Management and Natural Environment Preservation |
83rd June 7, 1993
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Issei TANAKA | A Study of the Ritual Theatres in China |
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize | Yasuo TANAKA | The Relativistic Properties of Celestial X-ray Sources |
| Japan Academy Prize | Takashi NEGISHI | History of Economic Theory |
| Japan Academy Prize | Akito ARIMA | Theoretical Studies on Dynamical Models and Electromagnetic Interactions of Atomic Nuclei |
| Japan Academy Prize | Michio JIMBO | Studies on Solvable Lattice Models and Quantum Groups |
| Japan Academy Prize | Takanori OKOSHI | Research on Coherent Optical Fiber Communications |
| Japan Academy Prize | Toshiro KINOSHITA | Genetical Studies on the Interaction between Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Genomes, and the Application of These Studies to Actual Crop Breeding |
| Japan Academy Prize | Hajime YAMAMOTO | Use of Lasers for Caries Prevention and Other Applications in Dentistry |
| Japan Academy Prize | Keiya TADA | Studies on Hyperglycinemia (Joint Research) |
| Goro KIKUCHI |
84th June 6, 1994
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Makoto KUMADA | Studies on Organosilicon Chemistry (Joint Research) |
| Hideki SAKURAI | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | Yasunari MARUYAMA | A Modern History of Traffic and Travel in Japan |
| Japan Academy Prize | Shinjo KAWASAKI | A Study of the Omniscient Being (sarvajña) in Buddhism |
| Japan Academy Prize | Nobuo MORIMOTO | Discovery of a New Type of Mechanism for Solid-Solution Formation in Minerals |
| Japan Academy Prize | Yoshiro SHIMURA | Studies on RNA Processing |
| Japan Academy Prize | Toru IMURA | In Situ Observation of Plastic Deformation of Metals Using HVEM (Joint Research) |
| Hiroshi FUJITA | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | Mutsumi KADOYA | Development of Extreme Value Hydrology and its Application to Planning of Hydraulic Structures |
| Japan Academy Prize | Tomoh MASAKI | Endothelin, its Identification and Biological Activity |
| Japan Academy Prize | Terumi NAKAJIMA | Chemical and Physiological Studies of Wasp and Spider Venoms, in particular the Neurobiology of Joro Spider Toxin (JSTX) (Joint Research) |
| Nobufumi KAWAI | ||
| Duke of Edinburgh Prize | Kunio IWATSUKI | Systematic Study of Plant Biodiversity and Conservation Biology on Threatened Species |
85th June 12, 1995
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Toru MINEYA | Ancient Chinese and Sino-Vietnamese |
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Yoshio FUKAO | Seismological Study on Mantle Dynamics |
| Japan Academy Prize | Akira HAYAMI | Population, Economy and Society in Early Modern Japan: A Study of the Nobi Region |
| Japan Academy Prize | Hiroshi SUGA | Phase Transitions and Relaxation Processes in Condensed Phases |
| Japan Academy Prize | Daiichiro SUGIMOTO | Theory of Stellar Evolution and Supernovae (Joint Research) |
| Ken'ichi NOMOTO | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | Ryoji NOYORI | Study on Asymmetric Synthesis |
| Japan Academy Prize | Tomoya OGAWA | Synthetic Studies on Cell Surface Glycoconjugates and Related Glycans |
| Japan Academy Prize | Shun-ichi YAMADA | Novel Synthetic Methods of Optically Active Compounds Based on the Transcription of the Chirality of L-Amino Acids (Joint Research) |
| Kenji KOGA | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | Shun-ichi AMARI | Study of Fundamental Theories for Neural Information Processing |
86th June 10, 1996
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Tasuku HONJO | Studies on Regulation of Immunoglobulin Class Switching |
| Japan Academy Prize | Yutaka HIRATA | The Era of Buddhist Painters |
| Japan Academy Prize | Junjiro KANAMORI | Theory of Ferromagnetic Transition Metal Alloys |
| Japan Academy Prize | Shinzo WATANABE | Study of Stochastic Analysis |
| Japan Academy Prize | Masatoshi TAKEICHI | Discovery of Cadherins Indispensable for Cell-cell Adhesion in Animals, and Elucidation of their Function |
| Japan Academy Prize | Mamoru HOSAKA | Collaborative Research on Integration of Design and Manufacturing (Joint Research) |
| Toshio SATA | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | Tadashi INAGAMI | Biochemical and Molecular Biological Studies of Renin-angiotensin System (Joint Research) |
| Kazuo MURAKAMI | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | Morio IKEHARA | Synthesis and Functional Studies on Nucleic Acids-Synthetic c-Ha-ras Gene and Related Subjects (Joint Research) |
| Eiko OHTSUKA | ||
| Duke of Edinburgh Prize | Hiroya KAWANABE | Ecological Studies on the Maintenance and Conservation of Biological Diversity in Freshwater Fishes |
87th July 7, 1997
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Shigetada NAKANISHI | Studies on Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmission |
| Japan Academy Prize | Mitsuhiko TAKUMI | The World Great Crisis The Process and Causes of the Crisis of 1929 |
| Japan Academy Prize | Taroh MATSUNO | Elucidation of Atmospheric Dynamics in the Stratosphere and Mesosphere |
| Japan Academy Prize | Hideo YAMATERA | Invention of Yamatera's Rule of Spectroscopy of Metal Complexes and Studies on their Coordination Structures |
| Japan Academy Prize | Mutsuo SEKIGUCHI | Studies on Mechanisms of DNA Repair and Maintenance of Genetic Information |
| Japan Academy Prize | Kiyoshi HORIKAWA | Study on Nearshore Dynamics and Coastal Sediment Transport Mechanisms |
| Japan Academy Prize | Nobuaki KUMAGAI | Basic Research on the Development of New Theories of Electromagnetic Waves and their Applications to Guided Wave Transmission |
| Japan Academy Prize | Koichiro TSUNEWAKI | Comparative Gene and Plasmon Analyses in Wheat and its Related Genus Aegilops |
| Japan Academy Prize | Shiro MIWA | Studies on Hereditary Hemolytic Anemia due to Red Cell Enzymopathies |
88th June 22, 1998
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Toshio YANAGIDA | Direct Manipulation and Observation of Molecular Machines of Biological Movements |
| Japan Academy Prize | Seizo SEKINE | Transcendency and Symbols in the Old Testament: Genealogy of Hermeneutical Experiences |
| Japan Academy Prize | Takane SUGIHARA | The System of the International Court of Justice |
| Japan Academy Prize | Norio KAIFU | Research on Interstellar Matter |
| Japan Academy Prize | Yasutaka IHARA | Studies in Arithmetic |
| Japan Academy Prize | Norio ISE | Study of Microscopics Structures in Homogeneous Dispersions |
| Japan Academy Prize | Hideaki YAMADA | Basic Studies for Development and Application of Microbial Functions (Joint Research) |
| Teruhiko BEPPU | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | Shoshichi NOJIMA | Structure and Metabolism of Membrane Phospholipids with Special Emphasis on Escherichia coli Phospholipases |
| Japan Academy Prize | Kazuo SASAKI | Studies on Integrative Functions of the Central Nervous System |
| Duke of Edinburgh Prize | Tatuo KIRA | Contributions to the Development of Quantitative Plant Ecology and the Conservation of Natural Environments |
89th June 14, 1999
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Susumu FUMA | A Study of Benevolent Societies and Benevolent Halls in China |
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Yoshito KISHI | Chemical Studies on Marine Natural Products |
| Japan Academy Prize | Johei SASAKI | A Study of Maruyama Ōkyo (Joint Research) |
| Masako SASAKI | ||
| Japan Academy Prize | Hiroshi TAKEMOTO | The Creation of the System of Political Economy: a Study of James Steuart |
| Japan Academy Prize | Shun-ichiro KARATO | Rheology of Mantle Minerals and Its Relevance to the Evolution of the Oceanic Lithosphere |
| Japan Academy Prize | Shigeyuki SŌMIYA | Studies on Hydrothermal Reactions and Their Applications for the Synthesis of Inorganic Materials |
| Japan Academy Prize | Akira IRITANI | Studies on Sperm Capacitation and In Vitro Fertilization in Farm Animals |
| Japan Academy Prize | Nobutaka HIROKAWA | Molecular and Cell Biological Studies on the Cytoskeleton |
| Japan Academy Prize | Yoshito KAZIRO | Reaction Mechanism and Physiological Function of GTP-binding Proteins |
90th June 12, 2000
| Prize | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Tsugitaka SATO | State and Rural Society in Medieval Islam: Sultans, Muqṭas and Fallāḥūn |
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize |
Shigekazu NAGATA | Studies on Molecular Mechanism of Apoptosis |
| Japan Academy Prize | Kenzi TAMARU | Dynamic Studies of Catalytic Reaction Mechanism |
| Japan Academy Prize | Yoji OSAKI | Studies of Cataclysmic Variable Stars |
| Japan Academy Prize | Morikazu TODA | Studies of Nonlinear Lattice Dynamics |
| Japan Academy Prize | Kenji ISHIHARA | Liquefaction and Flow Failure during Earthquakes |
| Japan Academy Prize | Jun-ichi CHIKAWA | Growth and Perfectness of Silicon Crystals |
| Japan Academy Prize | Koji WADA | Analytical Studies on Clay Minerals of Volcanic Ash Soils in Relation to Agricultural Productivity |
| Japan Academy Prize | Tadatsugu TANIGUCHI | Studies on Interferons and Other Cytokines |
| Duke of Edinburgh Prize | Hiroshi HASEGAWA | Studies on the Ecology and Behavior of the Short-tailed Albatross and a Contribution to Saving the Species from an Endangered Status |




