This year, due to the concerns about COVID-19, we have decided to cancel the Presentation Ceremony and related events. Instead, the same as last year, the Commemorative Lectures and introductory videos will be available online on the 2022 Kyoto Prize Special Website!
In the series “Visiting 3S Researchers,” we interview researchers in 3S who are very active in a variety of fields. The eighth interview is with Dr. Eiji Yuba (2019 Inamori Research Grant Recipient) from the Osaka Metropolitan University.
In this installment of the series, we had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Peter Raymond Grant and Dr. Barbara Rosemary Grant, the 2009 Kyoto Prize laureates in the Basic Science category.
The Advisory Board Meeting of the Inamori Research Institute for Science (InaRIS) Fellowship Program was held at the Inamori Foundation in Kyoto, on October 4. There the committee members and the fellows had a discussion over their research themes. The InaRIS Fellowship Program was established in 2019 to encourage researchers to pursue their curiosity...
Dr. Bruno Latour, who received the 2021 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy passed away at the age of 75.
“INAMORI Music Day 2022” is a series of events which creates opportunities for everyone to enjoy music, presented by the Inamori Foundation cooperating with the City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra.
On September 12, 2022, Dr. Nussbaum and Dr. Langer were selected as the recipients of the Balzan Prize. Many congratulations on this prestigious recognition!
The Inamori Foundation announced the launch of “INAMORI Music Day,” a program to promote culture and art, working together with the City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra and featured artists.
It is with great sadness that the Inamori Foundation announces the passing of its founder, Kazuo Inamori. He passed away at home in Kyoto, Japan, on August 24, 2022, due to natural causes.
Mr. Issey Miyake passed away on August 5, 2022, aged 84.
Mr. Peter Stephen Paul Brook, a stage director who has exerted an extraordinary, worldwide influence over theater and drama, passed away on July 2, 2022 at the age of 97.
A musicologist Dr. Richard Taruskin passed away on July 1, 2022 at the age of 77.