The 115th Annual Award Ceremony was held
The 115th Annual Award Ceremony was held on June 10, 2025, in the presence of His Majesty The Emperor. After the ceremony, the recipients, along with the officers of the Japan Academy and the newly elected members, were invited by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress to a tea party with members of the Imperial Family at the Imperial Palace.
115th Award Ceremony (Dr. MORIMOTO Yosuke)
Prize recipient Dr. OGAWA Seiji describing his research results to His Majesty The Emperor
Recipients
The Medals and Prizes were presented to the following recipients:
| Prize | Title | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize | Discovery of the Basic Principle of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and its Development of the Method in Brain Science[PDF:596KB] | OGAWA Seiji |
| Japan Academy Prize | La légalité de l’art. La question du théâtre au miroir de la casuistique[PDF:735KB] | MORIMOTO Yosuke |
| Japan Academy Prize | The Japanese Cotton Industry from the Tokugawa Era to the Interwar Period [PDF:611KB] | ABE Takeshi |
| Japan Academy Prize | Developmental Studies to Elucidate the Mechanism of Morphological Evolution in Vertebrates[PDF:669KB] | KURATANI Shigeru |
| Japan Academy Prize | The Discovery of Asymmetric Autocatalysis and Insights into the Origins of Homochirality[PDF:703KB] | SOAI Kenso |
| Japan Academy Prize | Fundamental Research on Computation and Control of Humanoid Robot Motions [PDF:663KB] | NAKAMURA Yoshihiko |
| Japan Academy Prize | Studies on Mechanisms of Blue Flower Coloration by Anthocyanins [PDF:784KB] | YOSHIDA Kumi |
| Japan Academy Prize | Studies on the Mechanisms of Neural Circuit Formation through the Development of Imaging Techniques [PDF:685KB] | OKABE Shigeo |
| Japan Academy Prize | Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease through Genetic Analysis [PDF:570KB] | HATTORI Nobutaka |