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Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko attend a reception for the 50th anniversary of the Japan Foundation Awards in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2023.

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Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko attend a reception for the 50th anniversary of the Japan Foundation Awards in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2023.

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller wins Japan Foundation Award

TOKYO, Japan - Sankyo Yanagiya, a "rakugo" Japanese comic storyteller, is shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014. He was selected as one of three recipients of the 2014 Japan Foundation Awards for his contribution to teaching rakugo to foreign students of the Japanese language for almost 15 years.

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3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend an award ceremony for the Japan Prize in Tokyo on April 19. Three scientists -- Peter Ashton of Britain, Albert Fert of France and Peter Grunberg of Germany -- received the prize from the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan.

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3 European scientists receive Japan science awards

TOKYO, Japan - Albert Fert (L), 69, from France, a professor at Paris-Sud University with expertise in physics, receives the Japan Prize from the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan in Tokyo on April 19. Peter Ashton, 72, from Britain, a forestry professor at Harvard University, and Peter Grunberg, 67, of Germany's Research Center of Solid State Physics in Julich, also received the prize.

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3 European scientists get awards from Japan's science foundation

TOKYO, Japan - (From left to right) Peter Grunberg from Germany, Albert Fert from France and Peter Ashton from Britain who were named by the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan on Jan. 11 the winners of the government-backed Japan Prize for their scientific achievements. The ceremony to award them the prize will take place in Tokyo April 19.

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller wins Japan Foundation Award

TOKYO, Japan - Sankyo Yanagiya, a "rakugo" Japanese comic storyteller, is shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014. He was selected as one of three recipients of the 2014 Japan Foundation Awards for his contribution to teaching rakugo to foreign students of the Japanese language for almost 15 years. (Kyodo)

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Japanese novelist, poet Yoko Tawada

Japanese novelist and poet Yoko Tawada speaks at an party in Berlin celebrating her winning of the Japan Foundation Awards on Dec. 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo