Recipients of the Japan Academy Medal elected

Six scholars were elected as recipients of the 22nd Japan Academy Medal at the 1195th General Meeting held on January 13th, 2026. They are:

KANDA Shinji

Position

Associate Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

Research Subject

Discoveries of Novel Regulation of Pituitary Hormones in Fish

SAGAWA Takahiro

Position

Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Research Subject

Theoretical Framework and Applications of Information Thermodynamics

TOGASHI Yosuke

Position

Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicine), Okayama University Professor, Okayama University Hospital

Research Subject

A Novel Mechanism of Cancer Immune Evasion via Mitochondrial Transfer

YAO Fumi

Position

Associate Professor,Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo

Research Subject

Studies on Sutras Embedded in the Mulasarvastivada Vinaya

YASUI Takao

Position

Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo

Research Subject

Development of a Liquid Biopsy Using Nanowires and Its Medical Applications

YAMAMOTO Teppei

Position

Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

Research Subject

Development and Application of Quantitative and Experimental Methods for Empirical Political Science