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Recipients of the Imperial Prize, the Japan Academy Prizes and the Duke of Edinburgh Prize elected

Recipients of the Imperial Prize, the Japan Academy Prizes and the Duke of Edinburgh Prize were elected at the 1097th General Meeting held on March 14th, 2016. They are:


Prize Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize Kazutoshi MORI
Name Kazutoshi MORI
Subject Discovery and Elucidation of the Unfolded Protein Response
Prize Japan Academy Prize Yoshihiro  KAWACHI
Name Yoshihiro KAWACHI
Subject A Manchu Dictionary
Prize Japan Academy Prize Ken'ichi MIYAMOTO
Name Ken’ichi MIYAMOTO
Subject A Critical History of Environmental Pollution in Postwar Japan
Prize Japan Academy Prize Eisuke NISHIDA
Name Eisuke NISHIDA
Subject Elucidation of MAP-Kinase Signaling Pathway
Prize Japan Academy Prize Kohsuke MORITA
Name Kosuke MORITA
Subject Discovery of Z=113 Superheavy Element
Prize Japan Academy Prize Hirochika INOUE
Name Hirochika INOUE
Subject Studies on the Robots with Sensation and Intelligence
Prize Japan Academy Prize Susumu KITAGAWA
Name Susumu KITAGAWA
Subject Creation and Application of Porous Metal Complex Materials
Prize Japan Academy Prize Yoshihiro KAWAOKA
Name Yoshihiro KAWAOKA
Subject Molecular Basis of Pathogenicity and Control of Influenza Viruses
Prize Japan Academy Prize Masayoshi MISHINA
Name Masayoshi MISHINA
Subject Studies on Synaptic Molecules, Learning and Memory
Prize Duke of Edinburgh Prize Makoto MATSUOKA
Name Makoto MATSUOKA
Subject A Study on the Phytohormone, Gibberellin, Contributing to Species Conservation, Plant Diversity, and Crop Productivity