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The Imperial Prize,Japan Academy Prize,Duke of Edinburgh Prize Recipients

91 st - 99th

91st June 11, 2001

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Fumio HAYASHI	Understanding Saving: Evidence from the United States and Japan
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Makoto ASASHIMA	Basic Biological Studies on the Morphogenesis in Early Embryos
Japan Academy Prize	Michio KOBAYASHI	The Natural Philosophy of Descartes
Japan Academy Prize	Tatsuya SAKAMOTO	David Hume's Civilized Society: Industry, Knowledge and Liberty
Japan Academy Prize	Atsuhiro NISHIDA	Studies on the Earth's Magnetospheric Structure and Plasma Convection
Japan Academy Prize	Toyoki KUNITAKE	Discovery of Synthetic Bilayer Membrane and Development of Molecular Organization Chemistry
Japan Academy Prize	Takayoshi HIGUCHI	Biochemistry of Wood Components: Biosynthesis and Microbial Degradation of Lignin
Japan Academy Prize	Nobuo AOKI	Regulation of Thrombolysis: α2 Plasmin Inhibitor and its Physiological Significance
Japan Academy Prize	Tatsuo SUDA	Studies on Vitamin D and Bone

92nd June 10, 2002

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Takahiro FUJIMOTO	The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Sumio IIJIMA	Development of High-Resolution Electron Microscope and Discovery of the Carbon Nanotubes
Japan Academy Prize	Katsuaki NUMOTO	A Historical Study on the Japanese Pronunciation of Chinese Characters
Japan Academy Prize	Shoichi SATO	Monastery and Peasants: The Loire Region in the Formative Period of the Middle Ages Viewed through the Accounting Documents
Japan Academy Prize	Akiho MIYASHIRO	Theoretical Study of Metamorphic Rocks and Its Contribution to Tectonics
Japan Academy Prize	Akihisa INOUE	Stabilization of Supercooled Liquid and Development of Bulk Metallic Glasses
Japan Academy Prize	Kokichi HINATA	Studies on the Self/Nonself Recognition System in Self-Incompatibility of Brassica (Joint Research)
	Akira ISOGAI
Japan Academy Prize	Takao SEKIYA	Utilization of Structural Characteristics of Nucleic Acids to Understand Genetic Information
Japan Academy Prize	Kunihiko SUZUKI	Investigation of the Pathogenetic Mechanism of Neurogenetic Disorders, Particularly of the Sphingolipidoses
Duke of Edinburgh Prize	Yasushi KURIHARA	Studies on Methods of Analysing Ecosystems and Their Application to Conservation of Environments

93rd June 9, 2003

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Mitsuhiro YANAGIDA	Regulation of Cell Cycle and Chromosome Segregation
Japan Academy Prize	Noboru KARASHIMA	History and Society in South India: The Cholas to Vijayanagar
Japan Academy Prize	Mari NOMURA	The Jews in Vienna
Japan Academy Prize	Kenji FUKAYA	Research in Differential Geometry
Japan Academy Prize	Koichi ITOH	Study of Molecular Magnet (Joint Research)
	Hiizu IWAMURA
	Minoru KINOSHITA
Japan Academy Prize	Yasutoshi SENOO	Researches on Fluid Dynamics of Centrifugal Turbomachines
Japan Academy Prize	Yoshimi OKADA	Molecular Biology of Plant Virus RNA Genomes and its Application to Agriculture
Japan Academy Prize	Hiroshi OKAMOTO	Studies on Experimental Diabetes and Its Prevention
Japan Academy Prize	Makoto ENDO	Studies on the Mechanisms of Mobilization of Calcium Ion in Muscle Cells

94th June 14, 2004

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Chikahi SUMA	Studies for the Restoration on the Map of the Territory under Direct Control of Kamo-Wakeikazuchi Shrine in Medieval Japan
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Takeshi YASUMOTO	Chemistry, Etiology, and Food Chain Dynamics of Marine Toxins
Japan Academy Prize	Eiji MANO	Bābur and His Times
Japan Academy Prize	Takafusa NAKAMURA	A History of Shōwa Japan, 1926-1989
Japan Academy Prize	Hiroo KANAMORI	Physical Elucidation of Earthquake Phenomena near Source Region
Japan Academy Prize	Jiro TSUJI	Studies on the Development of New Synthetic Reactions Using Palladium Catalysts (Joint Research)
	Akira SUZUKI
Japan Academy Prize	Akira FIJISHIMA	Studies on Semiconductor Photocatalytic Reactions
Japan Academy Prize	Shoichiro TSUKITA	Molecular Basis for Intercellular Barriers in the Epithelium
Japan Academy Prize	Akio NOMOTO	Studies on Replication and Pathogenesis of Poliovirus
Duke of Edinburgh Prize	Masao KAWAI	Field Research on Primates in Japan and Africa, with Emphasis on Environmental Adaptation and Societal Formation

95th June 13, 2005

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Kazuya KATO	Research on Arithmetic Geometry
Japan Academy Prize	Tetsuya SHIOKAWA	Recherches sur Pascal
Japan Academy Prize	Shuichiro KIMURA	A History of the German Idea of Welfare State
Japan Academy Prize	Yukihiko KIYOKAWA	Formation of Modern Industrial Labor Force in Asia-Economic Development, Culture and Job Consciousness
Japan Academy Prize	Takashi NAKAMURA	Theoretical Investigation of the Formation of Black Holes and the Emission of Gravitational Waves
Japan Academy Prize	Hiroyuki SAKAKI	Studies on Quantum Control of Electrons by Semiconductor Nanostructures and Ferromagnetism (Joint Research)
	Hideo OHNO
Japan Academy Prize	Hiroshi KIDA	Studies on Control of Influenza —Mechanism of Emergence of Pandemic Influenza Virus Strains in Poultry, Domestic Animals and Humans, and Molecular Basis of the Neutralization of Viral Infectivity with Antibodies
Japan Academy Prize	Yukihiko KITAMURA	Development and Malignant Transformation of Mast Cells and Interstitial Cells of Cajal through KIT Receptors
Japan Academy Prize	Masakatsu SHIBASAKI	Studies on the Development of Asymmetric Catalysts and its Application to Medicinal Chemistry

96th July 3, 2006

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Shuh NARUMIYA	Studies on the Prostaglandin Receptors
Japan Academy Prize	Shinsaku IWAHARA	Electronic Payment and Law
Japan Academy Prize	Kotaro SUZUMURA	Welfare Economics beyond Welfarist-consequentialism
Japan Academy Prize	Noboru MATAGA	Studies on Molecular Interactions and Chemical Reaction Dynamics of Photo-excited Molecules
Japan Academy Prize	Yoshinori OHSUMI	Molecular Mechanism and Physiological Function of Autophagy
Japan Academy Prize	Atsuto SUZUKI	Studies of Antineutrino Science
Japan Academy Prize	Ken SAKAMURA	Research on the Computer Architecture with High Real-time Performance
Japan Academy Prize	Koki HORIKOSHI	Studies of Alkaliphilic Microorganisms: Their Diversity, Physiology, and Applications
Japan Academy Prize	Toshio WAGAI	Studies on the Foundation and Development of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Duke of Edinburgh Prize	Satohiko SASAKI	Development of Rehabilitation Technology for Deteriorated Tropical Forests —Technologies Developed Based on the Studies of Physiological and Ecological Characteristics of Tropical Forest Species

97th June 11, 2007

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Senzô HIDEMURA	Agriculture and Society at the Last Stage of Satsuma Feudal Fief —A Study of Moriya Family, a Rural Warrior in Kōyama-Gō—
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Shizuo AKIRA	Pathogen Recognition by Innate Immunity and its Signaling
Japan Academy Prize	Masaaki SUGIYAMA	The Mongol Empire and Dai-ön Ulus
Japan Academy Prize	Asahiko TAIRA	Accretion Tectonics and Evolution of the Japan Islands
Japan Academy Prize	Shinji KAWAJI	Experimental Studies of Two-Dimensional Electron Systems
Japan Academy Prize	Hisashi YAMAMOTO	Exploitation of Chemical and Physical Properties of Main-group Element Compounds based on Flexibility for High Coordination (Joint Research)
	Kohei TAMAO
Japan Academy Prize	Yukio HORI	Studies on Tribology (Joint Research)
	Koji KATO
Japan Academy Prize	Toshisuke MARUYAMA	Water Demand-Supply Analysis in Large Spatial Areas Based on Evapotranspiration and Runoff
Japan Academy Prize	Yasushi MIYASHITA	The Discovery of Associative Memory Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex and Studies of the Cognitive Memory System

98th June 9, 2008

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Keiji MOROKUMA	Theoretical Studies of Design of Structure, Function and Reactivity of Molecules
Japan Academy Prize	Takaya HOSAKA	The Persecution of Jews and Christians in the Early Roman Principate
Japan Academy Prize	Fumio OHTAKE	Inequality in Japan
Japan Academy Prize	Yoshinori FUJIYOSHI	Structure Determination of Membrane Proteins based on the Development of an Innovative Cryo-Electron Microscope
Japan Academy Prize	Naomasa NAKAI	Study of Active Galactic Nuclei and Super-Massive Black Holes based on VLBI Observations of Water-Vapor Maser Emission
Japan Academy Prize	Akira HASEGAWA	Discovery of Optical Soliton Properties in Fibers and of Self-organization of Plasma Turbulence
Japan Academy Prize	Kanji OHYAMA	Gene Content, Organization and Molecular Evolution of Plant Organellar Genomes and Sex Chromosomes —Insights from the Case of the Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha—
Japan Academy Prize	Kenji KANGAWA	Discovery of Novel Bioactive Peptides with Special Reference to Ghrelin
Japan Academy Prize	Yoshiyuki NAGAI	Elucidation of the Molecular Basis of Paramyxovirus Pathogenicity and Generation of a Novel Class of Expression Vector
Duke of Edinburgh Prize	Eitaro WADA	Elucidation of Ecosystem Structure and its Response to Environmental Change with Special Reference to the Stable Isotope Fingerprint

99th June 1, 2009

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Tetsumi MURAKAMI	Studies on Ci in Song Period
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Tohru EGUCHI	Study of Elementary Particle Theory based on Methods of Mathematical Physics
Japan Academy Prize	Sadafumi KAWATO	Electoral Systems and Party Systems and Japanese Diet and Party Politics: Creation, Transformation, and Political Outcomes of Legislative Institutions
Japan Academy Prize	Takaho ANDO	Formation of Liberalism in France — with a Special Reference to the Condorcets
Japan Academy Prize	Kuniaki TATSUTA	Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products using Carbohydrates
Japan Academy Prize	Genki YAGAWA	Studies on Computational Science of Large Scale with High Accuracy
	Tadashi WATANABE
Japan Academy Prize	Kazuyoshi TAKEDA	Establishment of the Cereal Bioresource Genetics and Contribution to Its Application
Japan Academy Prize	Takao SHIMIZU	Studies on Lipid Mediators and Phospholipid Metabolism
Japan Academy Prize	Katsuhiko MIKOSHIBA	Regulatory Mechanism of Calcium Concentration inside the Cell

100th June 21, 2010

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Akira OMOTE	Historical Studies of the Noh Theatre
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Shinya YAMANAKA	The Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells
Japan Academy Prize	Kaoru UMEHARA	The Judicial System Under the Song Dynasty: 960–1279
Japan Academy Prize	Osamu SAITO	Economic Development in Comparative and Historical Perspective
Japan Academy Prize	Tsuneyoshi KUROIWA	Discovery of Fundamental Mechanisms for Division and Inheritance of Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Japan Academy Prize	Katsuhiko SATO	Accelerating Expansion Model in the Early Universe
Japan Academy Prize	Shinji MURAI	Skeletal Formation and Modification of Organic Compounds via Transition Metal-Based Molecular Catalysts
	Shun-Ichi MURAHASHI
Japan Academy Prize	Hiroshi OHRUI	Invention and Application of Molecules with Novel Biological Functions
	Takeshi KITAHARA
Japan Academy Prize	Keiji TANAKA	Studies on Structure and Functions of Proteasomes (Protein-degrading Enzyme Complexes)
Duke of Edinburgh Prize	Moritaka NISHIHIRA	Research on Structuring and Conservation of Coral Reef Communities in Japan, Especially in Okinawa

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