Hokkaido Shimbun Press, the publisher of the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, presents the Hokkaido Shimbun Press Cultural Award to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the development of Hokkaido. The awards are given annually in three fields: society, academia, and economy.
In the 78th annual Hokkaido Shimbun Press Cultural Award, Professor Toshio Tsubota (Director of the Hokkaido University Museum and Professor at the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine) was named as the recipient of the annual Hokkaido Shimbun Press Cultural Award in the Academic Field. Professor Tsubota’s research has focused on the themes of “brown bear reproduction, physiology and ecology,” which are closely linked to the issue of human-bear coexistence—an especially pressing concern in Hokkaido. The award ceremony took place on November 26, 2024.
Professor Tsubota’s comments:
“I am very honored to receive this prestigious award. I believe that I am where I am today because I joined the Hokkaido University Brown Bear Research Group (Kumaken) 45 years ago and because of the charming qualities of bears.”
Professor Tsubota was featured in Hokkaido University’s magazine Litterae Populi Autumn 2024. Read the magazine here:
English version of Litterae Populi Autumn 2024 is published
An article from Hokkaido Shimbun introducing the recipients of the prizes (in Japanese):