Japan Prize

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The Japan Prize ( Japanese 日本 国際 賞 , Nihon Kokusai Shō , German “International Japan Prize”) is an award given annually for outstanding achievements in the field of science or technology .

description

The Japan Prize is endowed with a total of 50 million yen (approx. 490,000 euros) per year. According to its statutes, it can be awarded to living scientists from all over the world and enjoys a reputation in Asia and among researchers that is comparable to that of the Nobel Prize .

history

The Japan Prize was initiated in 1981 by several Japanese industrialists and is awarded by The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan . The prize was first awarded in 1985.

Award ceremony

The handover of the Japan Prize takes place in April in the course of a solemn ceremony in the National Theater in Hayabusachō , in which the entire Japanese government takes part: Emperor and Empress , the Prime Minister , the Presidents of the two houses of the Japanese Parliament and the Chairman of the Supreme Court . The award ceremony is the culmination of a week of festivities, officially called Japan Prize Week in Japan , in which specialist congresses and official receptions (including at the Prime Minister's) take place.

Winner of the Japan Prize

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ dfat.gov.au "The Japan Prize is regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize, except that it is for applied science." ( Memento from May 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )