Nomination and Selection Process

Selection Process

• Every November, the Field Selection Committee of The Japan Prize Foundation designates and announces the two fields in which the Japan Prize will be awarded two years hence. At the same time, the Foundation invites 15,500 prominent scientists and researchers around the world to nominate candidates online through the Japan Prize Nomination System. The deadline for nominations is the end of January following the announcement of fields.
• For each field, a Selection Subcommittee conducts a rigorous evaluation of the candidates’ academic achievements. The conclusions are then forwarded to the Selection Committee, which conducts evaluations of candidates’ achievements from a wider perspective, considering how the research contributes to the progress of science and technology, and how significant is its impact on advancing the causes of world peace and prosperity. Once this review is complete, the committee then selects the candidates it will recommend for the Prize, and forwards its recommendations to the Board of Directors which makes the final decision.
• After the fields for a specific year are announced, it takes almost one year to complete the nomination and selection process.
• The Japan Prize winners are announced every January, and the Presentation Ceremony is held in mid-April in Tokyo.

Nomination and Selection Process for the 2024 Japan Prize Laureates

Members of the 2024 Japan Prize Selection Committee

Chairperson	Makoto Asashima	Director General of Advanced Comprehensive Research Organization Research Professor, Teikyo University Academic Advisor, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Deputy Chairperson	Yoichiro Matsumoto	Professor Emeritus The University of Tokyo
Members	Mariko Hasegawa	President, Japan Arts Council Professor Emeritus, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
	Hiroto Ishida	Adviser The Japan Prize Foundation
	Kazunori Kataoka	Vice Chairperson, Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion Center Director, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
	Masayuki Matsushita	Director The Japan Prize Foundation
	Kyosuke Nagata	President University of Tsukuba
	Hideyuki Okano	Professor Keio University School of Medicine
	Tatsuya Okubo	Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
	Hiroto Yasuura	Director General, Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center Vice-Director-General, National Institute of Informatics, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation, Research Organization of Information and Systems Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University

Selection Subcommittee for the “Resources, Energy, the Environment, and Social Infrastructure” field
Chairperson	Tatsuya Okubo	Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Deputy Chairperson	Tadafumi Adschiri	Research Professor Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Members	Keiko Fujioka	President, Functional Fluids Ltd.
	Jun-ichiro Hayashi	Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu University
	Yuya Kajikawa	Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives The University of Tokyo
	Reiko Kuwano	Professor Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
	Shigeo Maruyama	Distinguished Professor School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
	Yoshihiko Matsui	Guest Professor, Waseda University Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University
	Yoshihiro Mizuguchi	Executive Officer Chief Technology Officer Sustainability Co-Creation Unit JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
	Akira Mori	Professor Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology The University of Tokyo
	Hisashi Nakamura	Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology The University of Tokyo
	Nobuko Saigusa	Director Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies
	Tohru Setoyama	Executive Fellow, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
	Chiharu Tokoro	Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Specialist	Akihiko Kondo	Vice President, Kobe University Professor, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University
	Shunsuke Ono	Associate Professor, School of Computing, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Selection Subcommittee for the “Medical Science and Pharmaceutical Science” field
Chairperson	Hideyuki Okano	Professor Keio University School of Medicine
Deputy Chairperson	Masayuki Miura	Professor Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences The University of Tokyo
Members	Ken J. Ishii	Professor The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
	Takashi Kadowaki	President Toranomon Hospital
	Yuko Kitagawa	Provost and Vice-President, Keio University Professor, Keio University School of Medicine
	Atsushi Kumanogoh	Dean and Professor Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
	Shoen Kume	Professor School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
	Seishi Ogawa	Professor Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
	Hiroyuki Sasaki	University Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyushu University Specially-Appointed Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation Kyushu University
	Tomomi Shimogori	Team Leader Center for Brain Science, RIKEN
	Taisuke Tomita	Professor Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
	Yasuteru Urano	Professor Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
	Akihiko Yoshimura	Professor Keio University School of Medicine