The is an honor conferred to two of the recipients of the Japan Academy Prize.
Overviews It is awarded in two categories: humanities and natural sciences. The Emperor and Empress visit the awarding ceremony and present a vase to the awardees.
Laureates
2020 — (110th) 2019 — Makoto Fujita (109th) 2018 — , Chikashi Toyoshima (108th) 2017 — (107th) 2016 — Kazutoshi Mori (106th) 2015 — Hideo Hosono 2014 — Isamu Akasaki 2013 — , Yoshinori Tokura 2012 — , Keiichi Namba 2011 — , (101st)Japan Academy, 101st 20 June 2011; retrieved 2011-08-15 2010 — , Shinya Yamanaka (100th)Japan Academy, 91st-100th; retrieved 2011-08-15 2009 — , (99th) 2008 — Keiji Morokuma (98th) 2007 — , Shizuo Akira (97th) 2006 — Shuh Narumiya (96th) 2005 — Kazuya Kato (95th) 2004 — , Takeshi Yasumoto (94th) 2003 — Mitsuhiro Yanagida (93rd) 2002 — , Sumio Iijima (92nd) 2001 — Fumio Hayashi, Makoto Asashima (91st) 2000 — , Shigekazu Nagata (90th)Japan Academy, 81st-90th; retrieved 2011-08-15 1999 — , Yoshito Kishi (89th) 1998 — Toshio Yanagida (88th) 1997 — Shigetada Nakanishi (87th) 1996 — Tasuku Honjo (86th) 1995 — , (85th) 1994 — Makoto Kumada, Hideki Sakurai (84th) 1993 — Issei Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka (83rd) 1992 — , Tadamitsu Kishimoto (82nd) 1991 — , Akira Tonomura (81st) 1990 — Koji Nakanishi (80th)Japan Academy, 71st-80th; retrieved 2011-08-15 1989 — , (79th) 1988 — (78th) 1987 — , Toshimitsu Yamazaki (77th) 1986 — Masao Ito (76th) 1985 — Ryo Sato (75th) 1984 — , Gakuzo Tamura (74th) 1983 — Teruaki Mukaiyama (73rd) 1982 — , Shizuo Kakutani (72nd) 1981 — Yasuiti Nagano (71st) 1980 — (70th)Japan Academy, 61st-70th; retrieved 2011-08-15 1979 — Yoshihide Kozai (69th) 1978 — Kiyoshi Itō (68th) 1977 — (67th) 1976 — Takashi Sugimura (66th) 1975 — , (65th) 1974 — , Kimishige Ishizaka (64th) 1973 — , Jun Kondo (63rd) 1972 — , Setsuro Ebashi (62nd) 1971 — , Chushiro Hayashi (61st) 1970 — , (60th)Japan Academy, 51st-60th; retrieved 2011-08-15 1969 — Ryogo Kubo (59th) 1968 — Tatsuo Nishida (58th) 1967 — Kōsaku Yosida (57th) 1966 — (56th) 1965 — (55th) 1964 — Kiyoshi Mutō (54th) 1963 — (53rd) 1962 — Tomoichi Sasabuchi (52nd) 1961 — (51st) 1960 — , Takuji Ito, , Aki Uyeno, Taka Yanagisawa, (50th)Japan Academy, 41st-50th; retrieved 2011-08-15 1959 — Isao Imai (49th) 1958 — (48th) 1957 — Hajime Nakamura (47th) 1956 — Masuzo Shikata, Isamu Tachi (46th) 1955 — Yoshio Fujita (45th) 1954 — , (44th) 1953 — Tomizo Yoshida (43rd) 1952 — , (42nd) 1951 — Yoshiyuki Toyama (41st) 1950 — Shoichi Sakata (40th)Japan Academy, 31st-40th; retrieved 2011-08-15 1949 — (39th) 1948 — Saburo Ienaga (38th) 1947 — (37th) 1946 — Hakaru Masumoto (36th) 1945 — Tokuhichi Mishima, , (35th) 1944 — (34th) 1943 — , , Hitoshi Kihara (33rd), Morizo Ishidate 1942 — (32nd) 1941 — , Kinjiro Okabe, , Ukichiro Nakaya (31st) 1940 — , Hideki Yukawa, (30th)Japan Academy, 21st-30th; retrieved 2011-08-15 1939 — , (29th) 1938 — No award (28th) 1937 — , Yasujiro Niwa (27th) 1936 — , Takaoki Sasaki, Tomizo Yoshida (26th) 1935 — Shimpei Ogura, (25th) 1934 — Noboru Niida, (24th) 1933 — , Bunsuke Suzuki (23rd) 1932 — Kyōsuke Kindaichi, Kiyoo Wadati (22nd) 1931 — Katsutada Sezawa (21st) 1930 — (20th)Japan Academy, 11th-20th; retrieved 2011-08-15 1929 — (19th) 1928 — , Sōichi Kakeya (18th) 1927 — , (17th) 1926 — , Yoshiaki Ozawa (16th) 1925 — , (15th) 1924 — , Takaoki Sasaki (14th) 1923 — Iichiro Tokutomi, Shigematsu Kakimura, Yasuhiko Asahina, Suekichi Kinoshita (13th) 1922 — Toshio Takamine, (12th) 1921 — , Gennosuke Fuse (11th) 1920 — , Mitsumaru Tsujimoto (10th)Japan Academy, 1st-10th; retrieved 2011-08-15 1919 — Jun Ishiwara (9th) 1918 — , , (8th) 1917 — Torahiko Terada, Sasaki Nobutsuna (7th) 1916 — , , Ryokichi Inada, (6th) 1915 — Hideyo Noguchi (5th)Kita, Atsushi. (2005). Dr. Noguchi's Journey: A Life of Medical Search and Discovery, p. 186; Japan Academy, 5 July 1915; retrieved 2011-08-15 1914 — Sunao Tawara (4th) 1913 — , Kumakatsu Kosaka (3rd) 1912 — Nagao Ariga, , Sakugoro Hirase, (2nd) 1911 — Hisashi Kimura (1st)
See also Japan Academy Prize (academics)
Notes
References Kita, Atsushi. (2005). Dr. Noguchi's Journey: A Life of Medical Search and Discovery (tr., Peter Durfee). Tokyo: Kodansha.
External links The Japan Academy