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About Honda Prize

Recognition of excellence across diverse Fields regardless of nationality

The Honda Prize is an international award that acknowledges the efforts of an individual or group who contribute new ideas which may lead the next generation in the field of ecotechnology. The Honda Foundation has given one award every year for a variety of research results.

The Honda Prize does not merely consider scientific and technological achievements from the viewpoint of new discoveries and inventions; it also takes into account entire processes that would bring out, apply, or share new frontiers in ecotechnology and a broad range of related scientific fields. Supporting top runners in science and technology who have created new value is our first step towards helping to solve the problems we are directly faced with. From this point of view, we at the Foundation want to put a spotlight on achievements in a variety of fields based on a wide perspective in the future.

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Diploma

The diploma symbolizes a balance between traditional Japanese craft and modern technology. The base is covered with Saga brocade, a fine example of Japanese traditional handcraft, and it is mounted on traditional handmade Japanese paper embedded with Japanese maple leaves.

This design aims to convey the Japanese origin of the Honda Prize, and the message that no matter how much technology advances, the minds and hands of people are at its core.

Diploma


Supplemental Prize

10 million yen


Medal

The circle at the center of the design symbolizes Japan, and at the same time represents the perfection of new technology. The material is gold plate on a pure silver base, another example of modern technology.

Medal

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Honda Prize Recipients of Recent Years

2023 Honda Prize Laureate


Dr. Masato Sagawa

・Adviser to Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
・President, NDFEB Corporation

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Dr. John J. Croat

・Former President, John Croat Consulting Inc.

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Awarded for their independent inventions of “neodymium(Nd-Fe-B) magnet” recognized as the strongest on Earth, which significantly supports our daily lives.

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