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Award Ceremony Highlights: Honda Prize 2025
November 17, 2025, at Imperial Hotel Tokyo
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Mr. Hiroto Ishida, President of Honda Foundation/ Dr. Iga/ Mrs. Iga/ Dr. Kazuko Matsumoto, Vice president of Honda Foundation
Mr. Hiroto Ishida, President of Honda Foundation/ Dr. Iga/ Mrs. Iga/ Dr. Kazuko Matsumoto, Vice president of Honda Foundation
The 46th Honda Prize award ceremony has been held on Monday, November 17, at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, with 180 guests such as officers of foreign Embassies in Japan, policy makers, scholars, researchers and media people.
This year’s laureate is Dr. Kenichi Iga, Honorary Professor at Institute of Science Tokyo and 18th President of former Tokyo Institute of Technology, for his conception of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) in 1977 and pioneering basic research.
This year’s laureate is Dr. Kenichi Iga, Honorary Professor at Institute of Science Tokyo and 18th President of former Tokyo Institute of Technology, for his conception of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) in 1977 and pioneering basic research.
Movie of The Laureate
Commemorative Lecture by the laureate
"Vertical -Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL):Born Small and Grown Big!"
-From Smartphones to Huge Data Centers-
Dr. Kenichi Iga
-From Smartphones to Huge Data Centers-
Dr. Kenichi Iga
Congratulatory Addresses by Guests of Honor
- Dr. Naoto OhtakePresident and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Mr. Seiji KuraishiSpecial Advisor, Honda Motor Co., Ltd
- Dr. Yasuhiro KoikeDirector, Keio Photonics Reserch Institute/Professor Emeritus, Keio University
