6 people including Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Akira Yoshino

6 people including Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Akira Yoshino at the Order of Culture October 29th 11:56

Six people, including Akira Yoshino who was selected for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, were selected as recipients of this year's cultural medal.

Order of culture

The following 6 people will receive the Order of Culture.

Akira Yoshino (71), Honorary Fellow of a major chemical manufacturer Asahi Kasei.
Mr. Yoshino was selected as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of a new battery that is the prototype of the current lithium-ion battery and its contribution to the spread of IT equipment and the solution to environmental problems. It was. Mr. Yoshino is also selected for cultural achievement.

Shunichi Amari (83), emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo and specializing in mathematical engineering.
Mr. Amari was praised for his contribution to pioneering creative research and the development of information geometry, including information geometry, ahead of the rest of the world.

Shibumi Sakaguchi (68), an emeritus professor at Osaka University who specializes in immunology.
Mr. Sakaguchi was praised for working on elucidating the mechanism of illness caused by immunity and establishing a new field of life science.

Akira Sasaki (77), emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo and specializing in political science.
Mr. Sasaki was praised for his outstanding achievements in the research of political thinkers and his remarkable achievements in the analysis of contemporary politics.

Takenobu Tanuma (90), a photographer and professor emeritus at Tokyo Polytechnic University.
Tanuma-san was praised as a news photographer for continuing to publish works for more than half a century, and for his efforts to foster the next generation.

Nomura Akira, real name, Nomura Tara (89).
For many years, it was praised for improving its skills and arts and spreading the art of kyogen.

Cultural Merit

The following people have been selected as culturally distinguished people.

Movie critic Tadao Sato. His real name is Tadao Iiri (89).

Lighting designer Mikiko Ishii (81).

Takenori Kusunoki (74) specializes in economics.

The singer Akiba Baba, real name, Reiko Iwata (91).

The haiku, Kiyoko Utaki (84).

Film director Nobuhiko Obayashi (81).

Takeo Kanade (74) specializing in robotics.

Mr. Hiroshi Oki (83) specializing in Chinese classical literature.

Yoshinori Kobayashi (90) specializing in Japanese language history.

Takao Kondo (71) specializes in biology.

Yohei Yodogawa, President of Nippon Foundation (80).

Takuji Sasaki (72) specializes in plant science.

Japanese painter Toshio Tabuchi (78).

Noh Miyagi, a dancer, real name, Masayoshi Tokumura (81).

The manga artist Moto Hagio (70).

Shinichiro Fujiwara (87), former director of the Japan Disabled Sports Association.

Game producer Shigeru Miyamoto (66).

Kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando, real name, Shinichi Morita (69).

Masafumi Yanagisawa (59) specializes in molecular pharmacology.

Music producer Misa Watanabe (91).

The Cultural Medal Parenting Ceremony will be held at the Imperial Palace on the 3rd of next month, and the Cultural Merit Award Ceremony will be held at the hotel in Tokyo on the 5th of next month.