The recipients for "The Commendation for Science and Technology" to honor those who have made noteworthy contributions either to the research and development of science and technology, or to advancing the understanding of science, were announced on April 9, 2012.
8 researchers from RIKEN (Prizes for Science and Technology: 4 recipients; The Young Scientists' Prize: 4 recipients) received the award.

Winners from RIKEN

-Prizes for Science and Technology
Research Category
Awarded for: Highly original research or development which has great potential to develop the science and technology of Japan (40 awards this fiscal year).

	Dr. Yoshiharu Doi Director, RIKEN Research Cluster for Innovation
	Dr. Akihiko Nakano Chief Scientist, Director of Molecular Membrane Biology Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
	Dr. Yasunori Yamazaki Distinguished Senior Scientist, Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
	Dr. Tomohiro Kurosaki Group Director, Laboratory for Lymphocyte Differentiation, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology Professor, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University

-The Young Scientists' Prize
Awarded to: Young researchers under forty who have done groundbreaking or original research, or who have shown outstanding research ability. (90 awards this fiscal year)

	Dr. Tomokatsu Ikawa Research Scientist, Laboratory for Lymphocyte Development, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology
	Dr. Kimiko Inoue Senior Research Scientist, Bioresource Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Center
	Dr. Mototsugu Eiraku Deputy Unit Leader, Four-dimensional tissue analysis unit, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology
	Dr. Norihiko Hayazawa Senior Research Scientist, Nanophotoics Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute

The Young Scientists' Prize Winners

Press release from MEXT (in Japanese only)