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Award Ceremony for the 15th JSPS Ikushi Prize Held in Tokyo
May 8, 2025
On March 6, 2025, the Award Ceremony for the 15th JSPS Ikushi Prize was held at the Japan Academy, with the honor of being attended by Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino. The ceremony was a resounding success, with Mr. AKAMATSU Ken, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), representing Dr. ABE Toshiko, MEXT Minister, and with distinguished guests from various fields in attendance.

The JSPS Ikushi Prize is awarded to outstanding doctoral students in all fields of science, including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, who are expected to contribute to the development of scientific research in Japan in the future. This year, the Prize was awarded to 19 outstanding young researchers.

JSPS President delivers congratulatory remarks.

Review report by Dr. SHIMIZU Takao, Review Committee Chair.

Congratulatory remarks by MEXT Minister Dr. ABE Toshiko, read by Parliamentary Vice-Minister Mr. AKAMATSU Ken.

Ms. SHIDA Natsumi, a representative of the JSPS Ikushi Prize recipients, delivers a speech.

Awarding the JSPS Ikushi Prize.

Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino converse with the recipients during the reception.
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