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JSPS Honorary Fellow

Inaugurated in July 2014, “JSPS Honorary Fellow” is a lifelong title given to persons of distinctive merits who have held one of the following positions at JSPS.

Member of JSPS Academic Advisory Board
Director or Deputy Director of JSPS Research Center for Science Systems
Director of a JSPS Overseas Office

Also eligible are persons whom the JSPS president acknowledges as having made outstanding contributions to the advancement of JSPS’s programs.
The president decides upon whom to confer the title based on consultation with JSPS’s Executive Board.
Fellows are presented a certificate by the president.
JSPS Honorary Fellows to date are listed below.

Name	Dr. Makoto MAEJIMA
Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award	Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Research Field	Probability theory
Date of Award	May 9, 2018
Academic Career	1973: Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Keio University 1976: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Keio University 1981: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Keio University 1989: Professor, Department of Mathematics, Keio University 2011: Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Position held during tenure at JSPS/ Periods of tenure	Director, Center for Global Science Information/ April 2013 – March 2018 Deputy director, Research Center for Science Systems/ April 2013 – March 2018
Reasons for the conferment	While heading Center for Global Science Information that was established in 2013 as a director, Prof. Maejima contributed to form the solid basis for the program development efforts at JSPS based on the analysis of scientific research information and evidence. To achieve this goal, he promoted the creation of database that enables the central management of the data obtained from JSPS programs including Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research and conducted data analysis on these programs using the newly developed database. In addition, he devoted himself to the collaboration between Research Center for Science Systems and Center for Global Science Information so that the achievements of the research and analysis activities of the latter would advance the reform measures for the JSPS programs, while also serving as a deputy director of Research Center for Science Systems. For these accomplishments, Prof. Maejima was awarded the title "JSPS Honorary Fellow."

Name	Shiro ISHII
Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award	Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Research Field	Legal history of Japan
Date of Award	July 1, 2016
Academic Career	1962: Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law 1972: Professor, University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law 1994: Vice President, University of Tokyo 1996: Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo 2001: Executive Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office 2006: Executive Director, Inter-University Research Institute, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Position held during tenure at JSPS/ Periods of tenure	Special Advisor/ Jul 2003~Mar 2008 Senior Advisor/ Apr 2008~Mar 2012 Deputy Director/ Apr 2012~Mar 2017 Research Center for Science Systems
Reasons for the conferment	Serving as its Deputy Director, Prof. Ishii has been involved with JSPS’s Research Center for Science Systems since its inception. He laid the cornerstones for Center’s establishment by defining its functions and setting its direction while compiling a cohort of program officers. Through his ensuing roles as a counselor and advisor, Prof. Ishii helped to create and reform the screening and evaluation systems of the programs Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research and the Research Fellowships for Young Scientists. He also provides instrumental advice on the launching of new programs that respond to rapid advances and changing trends in scientific research. For his many and significant contributions to designing systems that are highly effective in advancing science, Prof. Ishii was awarded the title “JSPS Honorary Fellow.”

Name	Dr. Seishi TAKEDA
Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award	Professor Emeritus, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Research Field	Accelerator Science
Date of Award	December 15, 2014
Academic Career	1971 : Research Associate, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University 1987 : Assistant Professor, National Laboratory for High Energy Physics (KEK) 2000 : Professor, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) 2007 : Professor Emeritus, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Position held during tenure at JSPS	Director, JSPS Washington Office/ October 2000 – July 2004 Director, JSPS San Francisco Office/ April 2004 – March 2014
Reasons for the conferment	While heading JSPS’s Washington, DC Office, Prof. Takeda worked to strengthen JSPS’s cooperative relationships with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Then in 2003, he took the lead in establishing JSPS’s new office in San Francisco. As its director, Prof. Takeda supported the launching of JUNBA (Japanese University Network in the Bay Area), and had the office support its operation as the JUNBA secretariat. Through this and other efforts, he advanced a landmark initiative of JSPS overseas offices developing and carrying out activities based on their cooperative relationship with universities, while building networks among Japanese researchers working in the US and providing support for the overseas development of Japanese universities. For these accomplishments, the title “JSPS Honorary Fellow” is conferred upon Prof. Takeda.

Name	Dr. Yoichi NAKATANI
Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award	Professeur Conventionné and Chairman of the Japan Committee, University of Strasbourg
Research Field	Chemistry
Date of Award	October 17, 2014
Academic Career	1965 : Research Associate, University of Tokyo 1968 : Associate Professor, Ochanomizu University 1977 : Researcher, CNRS 1981 : Professeur Conventionné, Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) University 1988 : Research Director, CNRS 2002 : Research Director Emeritus, CNRS
Position held during tenure at JSPS	Director, JSPS Strasbourg Office	Periods of tenure	April 2002 – March 2014
Reasons for the conferment	As the director of JSPS Strasbourg Office, Prof. Nakatani held periodic science seminars to introduce research activities being advanced in Japan, and he participated in the Japan-France Joint Advisory Council on Cooperation in Science and Technology and the Japan-France Symposium on Higher Education. He also contributed to strengthening JSPS’s relationship with the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) by establishing a joint screening committee and carrying out joint symposiums in collaboration with French universities. All of these lead to a wide expansion of the office’s function as a base for Franco-Japanese scientific exchange. Prof. Nakatani also worked to launch JSPS French alumni association. Then, he developed a scheme for organically supporting the activities of the alumni association while advancing JSPS’s programs in France by holding introductory program briefings at universities throughout France in cooperation with the alumni members. For these accomplishments, the title “JSPS Honorary Fellow” is conferred upon Prof. Nakatani.

Name	Dr. Yasuo TANAKA　　Dr. Yasuo TANAKA passed away on January 18, 2018.
Title/Affiliation at the time of the Award	Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo Professor Emeritus, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Scientific Member, Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physic
Research Field	X-ray Astronomy
Date of Award	September 18, 2014
Academic Career	1956 : Research Associate, Institute of Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo 1974 : Professor, Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo 1994 : Professor Emeritus, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (JAXA) and University of Tokyo 1996 : Guest Professor, University of Utrecht and University of Amsterdam 1997 : Guest Scientist, Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physic
Position held during tenure at JSPS	Director, JSPS Bonn Office	Periods of tenure	April 1995 – June 2008
Reasons for the conferment	Prof. Tanaka supported the activities of the German JSPS Club (the German alumni association of the former JSPS fellows), which was founded just after his assignment as the director of the JSPS Bonn Office. In this first JSPS attempt to support an alumni association, he worked to establish a systematic network of former JSPS fellows and paved the way for JSPS to add a new dimension to its international activities. He also built strong cooperative relationships between JSPS and its German counterpart organizations. Examples are the cooperative systems he created with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, including for screening proposals for collaborative programs between JSPS and these organizations. For such accomplishments, the title “JSPS Honorary Fellow” is conferred upon Prof. Tanaka.