Japan Prize

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The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international award
science and technology award
administeredBy Japan Prize Foundation Board of Directors
aim to contribute to the peace and prosperity of mankind
to encourage the development of science and technology
awardedFor advancement of peace and prosperity of humankind
significant contributions to science and technology
awardType non-governmental prize
ceremonyHeldIn Tokyo
country Japan
currencyOfMonetaryAward Japanese yen
eligibility scientists and engineers worldwide
establishedBy Japanese government initiative and private sector support
field science
technology
firstAwarded 1985
founder Japan Prize Foundation
frequency annual
hasCategory Life Sciences, Medicine and Environmental Sciences
Physics, Chemistry and Engineering
hasComponent certificate
medal
monetary award
hasJury Japan Prize Selection Committee
hasLaureate Alan Cottrell
John H. Conway
Karl Deisseroth
Svante Pääbo
Tim Berners-Lee
Yoshio Nishina
hasStatus active
inception 1985
languageOfName Japanese
location Tokyo
monetaryValue approximately 50 million yen per field
motto for the peace and prosperity of mankind
officialWebsite https://www.japanprize.jp
presentedBy Japan Prize Foundation
recognizedAs one of the most prestigious science and technology awards in the world
relatedTo Kyoto Prize
Nobel Prize
scope global
selectionCriteria contribution to peace and prosperity of humanity
creativity
originality
social significance
selectionProcess international nomination and peer review
sponsor Japan Prize Foundation
typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear 2


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