Awardsby GlyphJapan Prize winners by year
The Japan Prize Foundation · Science prize · usually Jan · next expected Jan 2027
Winners
20263 winners
Shizuo AkiraSpecially Appointed Professor, Center for Advanced Modalities and DDS (CAMaD), The University of Osaka · Life SciencesSource ↗
Zhijian James ChenProfessor of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Life SciencesSource ↗
20252 winners
Russell Dean DupuisProfessor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology · Materials Science and ProductionSource ↗
20243 winners
Ronald M. EvansProfessor, Director of Gene Expression Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies · Medical Science and Pharmaceutical ScienceSource ↗
Brian J. HoskinsProfessor, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading · Resources, Energy, the Environment, and Social InfrastructureSource ↗
John Michael WallaceProfessor Emeritus, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington · Resources, Energy, the Environment, and Social InfrastructureSource ↗
20234 winners
Kazuo HagimotoPrincipal Researcher, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology · Electronics, Information, and CommunicationSource ↗
Masataka NakazawaDistinguished Professor/Specially Appointed Professor, Tohoku University · Electronics, Information, and CommunicationSource ↗
Gero MiesenböckWaynflete Professor of Physiology, Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford · Life SciencesSource ↗
Karl DeisserothProfessor, Departments of Bioengineering and Psychiatry, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University · Life SciencesSource ↗
20223 winners
Christopher FieldDirector, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University · Biological Production, Ecology/EnvironmentSource ↗
Drew WeissmanProfessor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine · Materials and ProductionSource ↗
Katalin KarikóSenior Vice President, BioNTech SE; Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania · Materials and ProductionSource ↗
20213 winners
Bert VogelsteinProfessor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · Medical Science, Medicinal ScienceSource ↗
Robert A. WeinbergMember, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; Professor, MIT · Medical Science, Medicinal ScienceSource ↗
Martin A. GreenProfessor, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) · Resources, Energy, Environment, Social InfrastructureSource ↗
About this award
Two annual prizes for original and outstanding achievements in science and technology that advance knowledge and serve humanity, in fields that rotate each year.
The next date is an estimate from the months past editions were announced (Jan); it changes when The Japan Prize Foundation announces one.
Editions 2021 to 2026 loaded with 18 winners; the 2026 edition named Cynthia Dwork and 2 others.
Now tracked: Two annual prizes for original and outstanding achievements in science and technology that advance knowledge and serve humanity, in fields that rotate each year.