The 107th Annual Award Ceremony took place

The 107th Annual Award Ceremony was held on June 12, 2017, in the presence of Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress.

Prize recipient Dr. HASEGAWA, Akira describing his research results to Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress	107th Award Ceremony (Dr. NARASAWA, Yumi)	Recipients

The Medals and Prizes were presented to the following recipients:

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Akira HASEGAWA	Seismological Study on Tectonics in Subduction Zones
Japan Academy Prize	Yumi NARASAWA	Les autels chrétiens du Sud de la Gaule (Ve - XIIe siècles)
Japan Academy Prize	Hiromu SHIMIZU	Grassroots Globalization: Cultural Practice and Life Strategy in a UNESCO World Heritage Village
Japan Academy Prize	Fumihiko TAKASAKI	Studies of CP Violation in the B-Meson System
Japan Academy Prize	Yasuhiko ARAKAWA	Research on Quantum Dots and their Application in Photonic Devices
Japan Academy Prize	Toshimitsu YOKOBORI	The Research on the Fundamental Theories of Fatigue and Time-dependent Strength of Materials based on Meso-scale Dynamics and their Practical Applications
Japan Academy Prize	Shigetou NAMBA	Molecular Biological Study on the Phytoplasmas, Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
Japan Academy Prize	Tatsushi TODA	Systematic Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Elucidation of Genetic Disorders due to Defective Synthesis of O-Mannose Type Sugar Chains, including Fukuyama-type Muscular Dystrophy, and Discovery of Sugar Chains of Novel Structures (Joint Research)
	Tamao ENDO
Japan Academy Prize	Soichiro KITAMURA	A New Arena in Cardiac Surgery: Pediatric Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery