Laureates of the Japan Prize
| Year | Field | Photo | Name (b.-d.) | Achievements |
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| [Nationality]Affiliation (Titles at the time) |
| 2013 (29th) |
Materials and Production |  |
Prof. C. Grant Willson (1939-) | Development of chemically amplified resist polymer materials for innovative semiconductor manufacturing process |
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| [USA] Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Rashid Engineering Regent Chair Th e University of Texas at Austin | ||||
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Prof. Jean M. J. Fréchet (1944-) | |||
| [USA] Vice- President for Research King Abdullah University of Science and Technology |
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| Biological Production and Biological Environment |  |
Dr. John Frederick Grassle(1939-) | Contribution to marine environmental conservation through research on ecology and biodiversity of deep-sea organisms | |
| [USA] Professor Emeritus, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | ||||
| 2012 (28th)  |
Environment, Energy and Infrastructure |  |
Dr. Masato Sagawa (1943-) | Developing the world's highest performing Nd-Fe-B type permanent magnet and contributing to energy conservation |
| [Japan] President, Intermetallics Co., Ltd. | ||||
| Healthcare and Medical Technology |  |
Dr. Janet D. Rowley (USA) (1925-) | Development of a new therapeutic drug targeting cancer-specific molecules (Joint Award) |
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| [USA] Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics, The University of Chicago | ||||
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Dr. Brian J. Druker (1955-) | |||
| [USA] Professor and Director of OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University | ||||
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Dr. Nicholas B. Lydon (1957-) | |||
[USA] Founder and Director Blueprint Medicines |
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| 2011 (27th) |
Information and Communications |  |
Dr. Dennis M. Ritchie (1941-2011) | Development of the operating system, UNIX (Joint Award) |
| [USA] Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Emeritus, Bell Labs | ||||
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Dr. Ken L. Thompson (1943-) | |||
| [USA] Distinguished Engineer, Google Inc. | ||||
| Bioscience and Medical Science |  |
Dr. Tadamitsu Kishimoto (1939-) | Discovery of interleukin-6 and its application in treating diseases (Joint Award) | |
| [Japan] Emeritus Professor, Osaka University | ||||
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Dr. Toshio Hirano (1947-) | |||
| [Japan] Professor, Osaka University | ||||
| 2010 (26th) |
Industrial Production and Production Technology |  |
Prof. Shun-ichi Iwasaki (1926-) | Contributions to high-density magnetic recording technology by the development of a perpendicular magnetic recording method |
| [Japan] Director, Tohoku Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University | ||||
| Biological Production and Environment |  |
Prof. Peter Vitousek (1949-) | Contributions to solving global environmental issues based on the analysis of nitrogen and other substances' cycles | |
| [USA] Professor of Biology, Stanford University | ||||
| 2009 (25th) |
Transformation towards a Sustainable Society in Harmony with Nature |  |
Dr. Dennis L. Meadows (1942-) | Contribution towards a sustainable world as founded in the 1972 Report titled The Limits to Growth |
| [USA] Professor Emeritus of Systems Policy, University of New Hampshire President,Laboratory for Interactive Learning | ||||
| Technological Integration of Medical Science and Engineering |  |
Dr. David E. Kuhl (1929-) | Contribution to tomographic imaging in nuclear medicine | |
| [USA] Professor, Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School | ||||
| 2008 (24th) |
Information Communication Theory and Technology |  |
Dr. Vinton G.Cerf (1943-) | Creation of network architecture and communication protocol for the Internet (Joint Award) |
| [USA] Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Inc. | ||||
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Dr. Robert E.Kahn (1938-) | |||
| [USA] Chairman, CEO & President of Corporation for National Research Initiatives | ||||
| Medical Genomics and Genetics |  |
Dr. Victor A. McKusick (1921-2008) | Establishment of medical genetics and contributions to its development | |
| [USA] University Professor of Medical Genetics, the McKusick- Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University | ||||
| 2007 (23rd) |
Innovative Devices Inspired by Basic Research |  |
Prof. Albert Fert (1938-) | The discovery of Giant Magneto-Resistance(GMR) and its contribution to development of innovative spin-electronics devices (Joint Award) |
| [France] University of Paris-South | ||||
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Prof. Dr. Peter Grünberg (1939-) | |||
| [Germany] The Research Center of Solid State Physics | ||||
| Science and Technology of Harmonious Co-Existence |
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Dr. Peter Shaw Ashton (1934-) | Contribution to the conservation of tropical forest | |
| [UK] Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry | ||||
| 2006 (22nd) |
Global Change |  |
Sir John Houghton (1931-) | For pioneeering research on atmospheric structure and composition based on his satellite observation technology and for promotion of international assessments of climate change |
| [UK] Honorary Scientist, Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research and Formerly Chief Executive, Meteorological Offi ce, U.K. | ||||
| The Development of Novel Therapeutic Concepts and Technologies |  |
Dr. Akira Endo (1933-) | The discovery of the statins and their development | |
| [Japan] Director, Biopharm Research Laboratories, Inc., Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| 2005 (21st) |
Information and Media Technology |  |
Dr. Makoto Nagao (1936-) | Pioneering contributions to natural language processing and intelligent image processing |
| [Japan] President, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology | ||||
| Cell Biology |  |
Dr. Masatoshi Takeichi (1943-) | Fundamental contribution in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion (Joint Award) | |
| [Japan] Director of RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology | ||||
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Dr. Erkki Ruoslahti (1940-) | |||
| [USA] Distinguished Professor, The Burnham Institute | ||||
| 2004 (20th) |
Chemical Technology for the Environment |  |
Dr. Kenichi Honda (1925-2011) | Pioneering work on photochemical catalysis and its application for the environment (Joint Award) |
| [Japan] Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo | ||||
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Dr. Akira Fujishima (1942-) | |||
| [Japan] Chairman, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology | ||||
| Food Production Based on Ecosystem Concepts |  |
Dr. Keith J. Sainsbury (1951-) | Contributions to the understanding of shelf ecosystems and their sustainable utilization | |
| [New Zealand] Senior Principal Research Scientist, Division of Marine Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization | ||||
| Science and Technology for Conservation of Biodiversity |  |
Prof. John H. Lawton (1943-) | Observational, experimental and theoretical achievements for the scientific understanding and conservation of biodiversity | |
| [UK] Chief Executive, Natural Environment Research Council | ||||
| 2003 (19th) |
Science and Technology of Complexity |  |
Dr. Benoit B. Mandelbrot (1924-2010) | Creation of universal concepts in complex systems-chaos and fractals (Joint Award) |
| [USA] Sterling Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics Department, Yale University IBM Fellow Emeritus, TJ Watson Research Center, International Business Machines Corporation | ||||
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Dr. James A. Yorke (1941-) | |||
| [USA] Dist inguished University Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Institute for Physical Sciences and Technology, University of Maryland | ||||
| Visualizing Techniques in Medicine |  |
Dr. Seiji Ogawa (1934-) | Discovery of the principle for functional magnetic resonance imaging | |
| [Japan]Director, Ogawa Laboratories for Brain Function Research, Hamano Life Science Research Foundation | ||||
| 2002 (18th) |
Computing and Computational Science and Engineering |  |
Dr. Timothy John Berners-Lee (1955-) | Advancement of civilization through invention, implementation and deployment of the world wide web |
| [UK] Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory for Computer Science, M.I.T. | ||||
| Developmental Biology |  |
Dr. Anne McLaren (1927-2007) | Pioneering work on mammalian embryonic development (Joint Award) | |
| [UK] Principal Research Associate, Wellcome Trust / CRC Institute | ||||
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Dr. Andrzej K. Tarkowski (1933-) | |||
| [Poland] Director of the Institute of Zoology, Warsaw University | ||||
| 2001 (17th) |
Science and Technology of Environment Conscious Materials |  |
Dr. John B. Goodenough (1922-) | Discovery of environmentally benign electrode materials for high energy density rechargeable lithium batteries |
| [USA] Professor, University of Texas | ||||
| Marine Biology |  |
Dr. Timothy R. Parsons (1932-) | Contribution to the development of biological / fisheries oceanography and for conservation of fishery resources and marine environment | |
| [Canada] Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia | ||||
| 2000 (16th) |
City Planning |  |
Prof. Ian L. McHarg (1920-2001) | Establishment of an ecological city planning process and proposal of a land use evaluation system |
| [USA] Professor Emeritus, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania | ||||
| Host Defense |  |
Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka (1925-) | Discovery of Immunoglobulin E and mechanisms of IgE-mediated allergic reactions | |
| [Japan] President Emeritus, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology |