The 108th Annual Award Ceremony took place

The 108th Annual Award Ceremony was held on June 25, 2018, in the presence of Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress.

Prize recipient Dr. TOYOSHIMA, Chikashi describing his research results to Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress	108th Award Ceremony (Dr. MATSUMURA, Takeshi)	Recipients

The Medals and Prizes were presented to the following recipients:

Prize	Name	Title
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Takeshi MATSUMURA	Dictionnaire du français médiéval
Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize	Chikashi TOYOSHIMA	Elucidation of the Molecular Mechanism of ATP-driven Ion-Transport
Japan Academy Prize	Akihiro MISAGAWA	Die Anfänge der deutschen Geschichte— Das mittelalteriche Römische Reich und das ethnische Werden der Deutschen
Japan Academy Prize	Shigeo KUSUOKA	Study of Stochastic Analysis and Mathematical Finance
Japan Academy Prize	Keiji MARUOKA	Development of Chiral Phase-transfer Catalysts
Japan Academy Prize	Takuzo AIDA	Studies on Precision Hierarchical Design of Innovative Soft Materials
Japan Academy Prize	Takeshi HORIE	Agricultural Systems Studies on the Effect of Global Warming on Rice Production in Asia
Japan Academy Prize	Tetsuo NAGANO	Research on General Principles for Modulating the Fluorescence Properties of Bioimaging Probes and Their Applications to Life Science
Japan Academy Prize	Susumu SEINO	Studies on the Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction that Regulates Insulin Secretion
Duke of Edinburgh Prize	Gen SUWA	Human Origins and Evolution: from Ardipithecus ramidus to Homo sapiens