WINNERS OF 2025 JAPAN PRIZE AWARD HONOURED AT CEREMONY IN TOKYO

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) -- The Japan Prize Foundation, led by President Ryozo Nagai, has held the award ceremony for the 2025 Japan Prize Award with the attendance of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan at the New National Theatre, in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward.

The ceremony recognised two distinguished scientists for their creative and dramatic achievements in the global scientific and technological fields, having made significant contributions to realising peace and prosperity for all humanity.

Winner in the field of Materials Science and Production, Prof Russell Dean Dupuis from the United States, and the winner in the field of Biological Production, Ecology/Environment, Prof Carlos M. Duarte from Spain were present to accept their awards, which included a monetary prize of one million Japanese yen together with a certificate and a medal. (100 Japanese yen = RM3.09)

Each year, the Japan Prize winners are selected through a rigorous year-long process involving recommendations from around 15,500 prominent scientists and engineers worldwide.

According to a statement, the foundation received 149 nominations for the field of Materials Science and Production and 72 nominations for the field of Biological Production, Ecology/Environment, this year.

The ceremony was attended by about 1,000 guests, including Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, heads of the three branches of government and other related officials, and representatives from various other elements of society.

Established in 1981, the Japan Prize was motivated by the Japanese government's desire to create an internationally recognised award that would contribute to scientific and technological development globally.

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