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
Name	Kazutoshi MORI
Subject	Discovery and Elucidation of the Unfolded Protein Response

Prize	Japan Academy Prize
Name	Yoshihiro KAWACHI
Subject	A Manchu Dictionary

Prize	Japan Academy Prize
Name	Ken’ichi MIYAMOTO
Subject	A Critical History of Environmental Pollution in Postwar Japan

Prize	Japan Academy Prize
Name	Eisuke NISHIDA
Subject	Elucidation of MAP-Kinase Signaling Pathway

Prize	Japan Academy Prize
Name	Kosuke MORITA
Subject	Discovery of Z=113 Superheavy Element

Prize	Japan Academy Prize
Name	Hirochika INOUE
Subject	Studies on the Robots with Sensation and Intelligence

Prize	Japan Academy Prize
Name	Susumu KITAGAWA
Subject	Creation and Application of Porous Metal Complex Materials

Prize	Japan Academy Prize
Name	Yoshihiro KAWAOKA
Subject	Molecular Basis of Pathogenicity and Control of Influenza Viruses

Prize	Japan Academy Prize
Name	Masayoshi MISHINA
Subject	Studies on Synaptic Molecules, Learning and Memory

Prize	Duke of Edinburgh Prize
Name	Makoto MATSUOKA
Subject	A Study on the Phytohormone, Gibberellin, Contributing to Species Conservation, Plant Diversity, and Crop Productivity