Recipients of the Imperial Prize and the Japan Academy Prizes elected
Recipients of the Imperial Prizes and the Japan Academy Prizes were elected at the 1187th General Meeting held on March 12th, 2025. They are:
1. Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize
Name
OGAWA Seiji
Subject
Discovery of the Basic Principles of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and its Application to Brain Science
2. Japan Academy Prize
Name
MORIMOTO Yosuke
Subject
La légalité de l’art. La question du théâtre au miroir de la casuistique
3. Japan Academy Prize
Name
ABE Takeshi
Subject
The Japanese Cotton Industry from the Tokugawa Era to the Interwar Period
4. Japan Academy Prize
Name
KURATANI Shigeru
Subject
Developmental Studies to Elucidate the Mechanism of Morphological Evolution in Vertebrates
5. Japan Academy Prize
Name
SOAI Kenso
Subject
Discovery of Asymmetric Autocatalysis and Studies on the Origin of Homochirality
6. Japan Academy Prize
Name
NAKAMURA Yoshihiko
Subject
Fundamental Research on Computation and Control of Humanoid Robot Motions
7. Japan Academy Prize
Name
YOSHIDA Kumi
Subject
Studies on Mechanisms of Blue Flower Coloration by Anthocyanins
8. Japan Academy Prize
Name
OKABE Shigeo
Subject
Studies on Mechanisms of Neural Circuit Formation through the Development of Imaging Techniques
9. Japan Academy Prize
Name
HATTORI Nobutaka
Subject
Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease through Genetic Analysis