On March 15, 2021, Dr. László Lovász, the 2010 Kyoto Prize laureate in Basic Sciences, was awarded the Arbel Prize which recognizes mathematicians with extraordinary achievements. Congratulations on this great honor!
On March 5, 2021, Dr. Martha Craven Nussbaum, the 2016 Kyoto Prize laureate in Arts and Philosophy, selected as the recipient of the Holberg Prize which honors scholars who have made outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences, law or theology. Many congratulations on this prestigious recognition!
Dr. Isamu Akasaki, 2009 Kyoto Prize laureate in Advanced Technology, was awarded the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering on February 2. The Prize recognizes researchers who have brought benefits to the world through groundbreaking technological innovations. Congratulations for the great honor! Dr. Akasaki’s persistent research on gallium nitride (GaN) and its application to light-emitting...
Savoring the Words from Kyoto Prize Laureates” is a series featuring the words of Kyoto Prize laureates. This is the second installment in the series. The words featured in this piece can be also enjoyed by touching the large displays at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in Kyoto . We hope you will...
November 11──Commemorative Lectures by the Kyoto Prize laureates were to be held on this day. However, this year’s events have been postponed due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection. So instead, we have collected some of the words of the past laureates for your enjoyment. You can read the scripts of all the...
In consideration of the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus infection, the Inamori Foundation (President: Shinobu Inamori-Kanazawa) has decided to delay the annual celebration of the Kyoto Prize one entire year. The new laureates will be officially decided and announced in June 2021 instead of June 2020, and related events including the Prize Presentation Ceremony...
Kyoto Prize Room will open inside the newly renovated Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art! We would like to invite you to visit this Kyoto Prize Room and learn about the life and thoughts of the Kyoto Prize Laureates. *After an extended delay due to coronavirus concerns, the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art is...
The 2019 Kyoto Prize Week ended with the laureate lectures in Kagoshima prefecture. The lectures took place on November 16 attended by 1200 which includes many high school students. Inamori Foundation invites the students in Kagoshima’s remote islands every year in order to give them, who will bear the next generation, the opportunities to enjoy...
On November 11, some 1000 people gathered in the Kyoto International Conference Center to attend the commemorative lectures given by the three Kyoto Prize laureates of this year. Dr. Tang delivered an insightful lecture on his discovery and evolution of the OLED; Dr. Gunn talked on his amazing accomplishments and future of Sloan Digital Sky...
Today on November 10, the 2019 Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony was held at the Kyoto International Conference Center, attended by 1150 guests from Japan and abroad. Here’s the highlights video from the beautiful presentation ceremony!
On November 9, 2019 Kyoto Prize laureates visited the Inamori Foundation to greet the President of the Foundation. The laureates and their families enjoyed talking while seeing the photos of former laureates and the past presentation ceremony. Here, the messages from the laureates to the Inamori Foundation! “I thank the Inamori Foundation for the high...