Voices of Researchers

We present the full versions of the Voices of Researchers interviews featured in the JSPS brochure. Read the researchers’ own words as they share their passion for research, current research topics, and the paths that have led them to where they are today—stories that could not be fully conveyed in the brochure. We invite you to explore the appeal and broad scope of research through the perspectives and values of researchers active in their respective fields.

Laureate of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

SAKAGUCHI Shimon
Specially Appointed Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center (WPI-IFReC), The University of Osaka

Laureate of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

KITAGAWA Susumu
Executive Vice-President Executive Director / Executive Vice-President / Distinguished Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study

Awardee of JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists

MINAMIDA Akemi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Cultural Policy and Management, Department of Art Management, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture

Recipient of the "JSPS Prize"

MAENO Ould Koutaro
Senior Researcher, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

Senior Program Officer, Research Center for Science Systems

SATAKE Akiko
Professor, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University

Special Content along the JSPS Brochure
Presented here are the full versions of the Voices of Researchers interviews featured in the JSPS brochure. We invite you to explore the appeal and broad scope of research through the diverse experiences, perspectives, and aspirations shared by these JSPS-associated scholars. The JSPS brochure, which includes excerpts from these interviews, is available at the link below.
・JSPS Brochure 2026-2027 (PDF/2.2MB)

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