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