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- 2010 (26th) JAPAN PRIZE Information
- Industrial production and production technology
- Biological production and environment
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Laureates
| Year | Field | Photo | Name(b.-d.) | Achievements |
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| [Nationality]Affiliation(Titles at the time) |
| 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 |
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| [JAPAN] Director, Tohoku Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University |
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| 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” |
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| [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) |
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| [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 (CNRI) | ||||
| 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) |
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| [France]University of Paris-South | ||||
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Prof. Dr. Peter Grunberg (1939-) | |||
| [Germany]The Research Center of Solid State Physics | ||||
| Science and Technology of Harmonious Co-Existence |  |
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 CBE FRS (1931-) | For pioneeering research on atmospheric structure and composition based on his satellite observation technology and for promotion of international assessments of climate change. |
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| [UK]Honorary Scientist, Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research and Formerly Chief Executive, Meteorological Office, 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 |
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| [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-) | Pioneering work on photochemical catalysis and its application for the environment (Joint Award) |
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| [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 (CSIRO) |
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| 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-) | Creation of universal concepts in complex systems - chaos and fractals (Joint Award) |
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| [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]Distinguished 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 |
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| [UK]Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory for Computer Science, M.I.T. | ||||
| Developmental Biology |  |
Dr. Anne McLaren, DBE, FRS, FRCOG (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 |
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| [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 |
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| [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 |