Welcome to The Japan Prize Foundation
The Japan Prize is awarded annually to scientists and engineers from around the world who have made significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology, thereby furthering the cause of peace and prosperity of mankind.
Each year two fields of scientific endeavor are honored. The Japan Prize laureates receive a certificate of merit and a prize medal. A cash prize of 50 million yen is also awarded for each prize field.
2014 Japan Prize Laureates Announced
Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu’s research has led to a major breakthrough in establishing optical fiber communication technology indispensable for today’s information society and Dr. C. David Allis has deciphered roles of epigenetic changes in gene expression
|"Electronics, Information and Communication" field|
Pioneering research on semiconductor lasers for high-capacity long-distance optical fiber communication
Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu (Japan)
Honorary Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
|"Life Science" field|
Discovery of histone modifications as fundamental regulators of gene expression