Nobel Prize in Chemistry Akira Yoshino returns home "I am relieved" December 15, 13:35
Akira Yoshino, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, returned from Sweden on the morning of the award ceremony on the 15th, and said, “I am relieved to have finished successfully” at a press conference held at Narita Airport.
Mr. Yoshino, who attended the Nobel Prize award ceremony held in Stockholm, Sweden on the 10th of this month, arrived at Narita Airport around 10:00 am on the 15th. In the arrival lobby, the staff of the airport company handed a bouquet to Mr. Yoshino, and applause was sent from the people who gathered to meet them.
After that, Mr. Yoshino, who had a press conference with his wife, Kumiko, recalled, “It was instant. I was relieved to have finished the commemorative lecture safely.” And he showed off the Nobel Prize medal and replied "I feel the weight of the medal" seriously.
During his stay in Sweden, the most impressive thing was that Yoshino-san visited the local school and felt that the children were terrified that no one tried to answer the environmental problem. "It is necessary for adults, including myself, to show the path."
Kumiko said, “The calm figure at the award ceremony was impressive and impressed. The grandchildren who went with me gave me a letter saying“ Congratulations on the Nobel Prize, ”and I started to cry. It was.
Mr. Yoshino has already been scheduled for 16 days, such as dealing with lectures and interviews at universities, which means that busy days will continue for a while.