Honor Roll

Nobel Prize

Name	Year	Title	Reason
Akira SUZUKI	2010	Professor Emeritus	For his work on the cross-coupling reaction of organic boron compounds using palladium as a catalyst. He reported this work in 1979 which had a massive impact on catalytic chemistry and material science, as well as organic synthetic chemistry. Since then Suzuki has developed a new research topic globally recognized as the ‘Suzuki Coupling Reaction.’ It is for this achievement that he is being awarded the prize. The reaction allows extensive universality and practicality, and has been used for the synthesis of many biologically active natural products, including pharmaceutical preparations.
Benjamin LIST	2021	Specially Appointed Professor (ICReDD)	(Shared with Dr. David W. C. MacMillan of Princeton University) for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis. Their development of small molecule catalysts that are simple in structure, easy to handle and more environmentally friendly than conventional catalysts has advanced the manufacture and development of a wide range of industrial products, from pharmaceuticals to solar cell components.

Recipients of the Order of Culture

The prestigious Order of Culture Prize was established in 1937. This order is awarded to persons that have contributed to Japan’s art, literature, or culture. The order is conferred by the Emperor of Japan in person on Culture Day on November 3 each year.

Name	Year	Title	Reason
Kingo MIYABE	1946	Professor Emeritus	Botanical study
Akira SUZUKI	2010	Professor Emeritus	Developing a chemical tool known as palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings for organic boron compounds

Designated as a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese Government

The system for Persons of Cultural Merit was established in 1951 by the Law on Pensions for the Persons of Cultural Merit. The purpose is to honor persons of cultural merit by providing a special government-sponsored pension.

Name	Year	Title	Reason
Shonen MATSUMURA	1954	Professor Emeritus	Entomological study
Seiya ITO	1959	Professor Emeritus	Phytopathological study of crop diseases and fungi
Tetsu SAKAMURA	1976	Professor Emeritus	Plant-cell study of wheat chromosome and plant- physiological study of mold
Man-emon TAKAHASHI	1995	Professor Emeritus	Genetic study of rice
Akira SUZUKI	2010	Professor Emeritus	Developing a chemical tool known as palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings for organic boron compounds.
Toshio YAMAGISHI	2013	Professor Emeritus	Research on social dilemmas and trust
Hiroshi KIDA	2017	Professor Emeritus	Elucidation of the mechanism causing new influenza strains
Michio UI	2018	Professor Emeritus	Research and function elucidation of GTP-binding protein

Recipients of The Japan Academy Prize

Name	Year	Title	Reason
Yutaka KON	1934	Professor of Medicine (Imperial Academy Prize)	Research on silver reaction of cells
Kinjiro KUNUGI	1939	Professor of Science (Imperial Academy Prize)	Research on the theory of abstract spaces
Juro HORIUCHI	1940	Professor of Science (Imperial Academy Prize)	Theoretical and experimental research on chemical kinetics
Ukichiro NAKAYA	1941	Professor of Science (Imperial Academy Prize)	Physical investigations of snow
Seiji KAYA	1942	Professor of Science (Imperial Academy Prize)	Magnetic studies of ferromagnetic crystals
Jun SUZUKI	1949	Professor of Science	Studies on ultrabasic rocks and the ore-deposits accompanying them
Sajiro MAKINO	1958	Professor of Science	Studies on chromosomes in animals
Teikichi FUKUSHI	1958	Professor of Agriculture	Studies on insect transmission of plant virus diseases
Seijin NAGAO	1965	Professor of Agriculture Studies	Studies on twelve linkage groups in rice
Manemon TAKAHASHI	1965	Assistant Professor of Agriculture	Studies on twelve linkage groups in rice
Kotatsu FUJITA	1971	Professor of Letters	Study of early ‘Pure Land Buddhism’
Yoshiaki ISHIZUKA	1975	Professor Emeritus	Nutrio-physiological studies on the rice plant, and application to rice production (joint research)
Akira TANAKA	1975	Professor of Agriculture	Nutrio-physiological studies on the rice plant, and application to rice production (joint research)
Izumi YOKOYAMA	1981	Professor of Science	Structure of volcanoes as disclosed by gravity anomaly distribution
Yoshio BAN	1984	Professor of Pharmacolog	Studies of the synthesis of the indole group of alkaloids
Eishiro SHIKATA	1986	Professor of Agriculture	Studies on plant viruses and viroids
Toshiro KINOSHITA	1993	Professor of Agriculture	Genetical studies on the interaction between cytoplasmic and nuclear genomes, and the application of these studies to crop breeding
Eiko OHTSUKA	1996	Professor of Pharmacology	Synthesis and functional studies on nucleic acids: synthetic c-Ha-ras gene and related subjects (joint research)
Taro MATSUNO	1997	Professor of Environmental Earth Science	Elucidation of atmospheric dynamics in the stratosphere and mesosphere
Akira SUZUKI	2004	Professor Emeritus	Studies on the development of new synthetic reactions using palladium catalysts (joint research)
Hiroshi KIDA	2005	Professor of Veterinary Medicine	Studies on the control of influenza: mechanism of emergence of pandemic influenza virus strains in poultry, domestic animals and humans, and molecular basis of the neutralization of viral infectivity with antibodies
Masaki TAGUCHI	2021	Professor Emeritus	Studies on royal jurisdiction and regional settlement disputes in later medieval Germany
Hiroki SHIRATO	2022	Professor of Faculty of Medicine	Biomedical and Engineering Research about Real-time Tumor Tracking Radiotherapy/Particle Beam Therapy against Cancer