Japan Prize
Selection Process
Nomination and Selection Process
- Every November, the Field Selection Committee of The Japan Prize Foundation designates and announces two fields in which the Japan Prize will be awarded two years hence. At the same time, the Foundation calls for over 15,000 nominators, strictly comprised of prominent scientists and researchers from around the world invited by the Foundation, to nominate the candidates through the Web System. The deadline for nominations is the end of January of the following year.
- 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, including contributions to the progress of science and technology, and significant advancement towards the cause of world peace and prosperity, and finally the selected candidates are recommended for the Prize.
- The recommendations are then sent to the Foundation’s Board of Directors, which makes the final decision on the winners.
- The nomination and selection process takes almost two years from the time that the fields are decided. Every January, the winners of that year’s Japan Prize are announced. The Presentation Ceremony is held in April in Tokyo.
Nomination and Selection Process for the 2020 (36th) Japan Prize Laureates
Members of the 2020 Japan Prize Selection Committee
| Chairman | Makoto Asashima | Research Professor, Academic Advisor, Teikyo University |
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| Vice Chairman | Yoshinao Mishima | Professor Emeritus and Former President, |
| Members | Yoshinori Fujiyoshi | Distinguished Professor, TMDU Advanced Research Institute |
| Yoshihiro Hayashi | President/Director General |
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| Hiroto Ishida | Director, The Japan Prize Foundation |
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| Kazunori Kataoka | Professor, The University of Tokyo |
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| Yoichiro Matsumoto | President, Tokyo University of Science |
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| Masayuki Matsushita | Director, The Japan Prize Foundation |
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| Shojiro Nishio | President, Osaka University |
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| Tadatsugu Taniguchi | Professor Emeritus, Advisor to the Office of President |
(alphabetical order, titles as of April, 2020)
| Selection Subcommittee for the “Electronics, Information, Communication” field | ||
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| Chairman | Shojiro Nishio | President, Osaka University |
| Deputy Chairman | Hiroto Yasuura | Executive Vice President |
| Member | Makoto Ando | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Hiroki Arimura | Professor |
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| Michiko Inoue | Professor |
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| Yoshiharu Ishikawa | Professor |
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| Michihiko Minoh | Executive Director |
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| Hiroyuki Morikawa | Professor |
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| Yasuo Okabe | Director |
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| Takao Onoye | Executive Vice President, Osaka University |
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| Naonori Ueda | Deputy Director |
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| Shigeaki Zaima | Professor |
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| Selection Subcommittee for the “Life Science” field | ||
| Chairman | Yoshinori Fujiyoshi | Distinguished Professor |
| Deputy Chairman | Shigeo Koyasu | Executive Director |
| Member | Junken Aoki | Professor |
| Hiroo Fukuda | Executive Vice President |
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| Akinori Kimura | Executive Director / Executive Vice President |
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| Tomoko M. Nakanishi | President, Hoshi University |
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| Sumio Ohtsuki | Professor |
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| Shigeo Okabe | Professor |
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| Yasushi Okamura | Professor |
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| Atsuko Sehara | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
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| Masahide Takahashi | Designated Professor/ |
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| Toichi Takenaka | Chairman |
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(alphabetical order, titles as of April, 2020)
