Mr. Yoshino of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry meets with his wife, "Surprised by the tremendous response" Oct. 10 13:44
Akira Yoshino, an honorary fellow of a major chemical manufacturer "Asahi Kasei", who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, held a press conference in Tokyo with his wife Kumiko one night after the announcement.
Akira Yoshino, an honorary fellow of a major chemical manufacturer “Asahi Kasei”, who has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, held a press conference with his wife, Kumiko, at a hotel in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
At the beginning of the interview, Mr. Yoshino said, “It has been a lot of noise since the evening of yesterday, and we were surprised at the great response from various people who received the award congratulations.” .
In addition, Kumiko said that the Nobel Prize winner was decided, “I am climbing, but in October when the Nobel Prize is announced every year, I suppress the feeling of going to the mountain when the autumn leaves are beautiful. I was very happy because I was finally released and I was able to go to the mountain with peace of mind. ”
When many researchers were asked to talk about the importance of accidental discovery, Mr. Yoshino said, “This is the same time I started researching lithium-ion batteries. The discovery of Good Enough was announced. This was great for me. "