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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

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

MORIMOTO Yosuke

Subject

La légalité de l’art. La question du théâtre au miroir de la casuistique

3. Japan Academy Prize

Name

ABE Takeshi

ABE Takeshi

Subject

The Japanese Cotton Industry from the Tokugawa Era to the Interwar Period

4. Japan Academy Prize

Name

KURATANI Shigeru

KURATANI  Shigeru

Subject

Developmental Studies to Elucidate the Mechanism of Morphological Evolution in Vertebrates

5. Japan Academy Prize

Name

SOAI Kenso

SOAI Kenso

Subject

Discovery of Asymmetric Autocatalysis and Studies on the Origin of Homochirality

6. Japan Academy Prize

Name

NAKAMURA Yoshihiko

NAKAMURA  Yoshihiko

Subject

Fundamental Research on Computation and Control of Humanoid Robot Motions

7. Japan Academy Prize

Name

YOSHIDA Kumi

YOSHIDA  Kumi

Subject

Studies on Mechanisms of Blue Flower Coloration by Anthocyanins

8. Japan Academy Prize

Name

OKABE Shigeo

OKABE Shigeo

Subject

Studies on Mechanisms of Neural Circuit Formation through the Development of Imaging Techniques

9. Japan Academy Prize

Name

HATTORI Nobutaka

HATTORI  Nobutaka

Subject

Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease through Genetic Analysis