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Kyoto University's Kashiwara wins 2025 Abel Prize

Masaki Kashiwara, professor emeritus at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University, makes a speech at the University of Oslo in Norway, on May 21, 2025, a day after attending the 2025 Abel Prize ceremony. Kashiwara became the first Japanese recipient of the Abel Prize, considered the "Nobel Prize for mathematics."

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Kyoto University's Kashiwara wins 2025 Abel Prize

Masaki Kashiwara, professor emeritus at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University, meets the press after the 2025 Abel Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on May 20, 2025. Kashiwara, 78, became the first Japanese recipient of the Abel Prize, considered the "Nobel Prize for mathematics."

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Kyoto University's Kashiwara wins 2025 Abel Prize

Masaki Kashiwara (L), professor emeritus at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University, poses for a photo with Norway's King Harald V at the 2025 Abel Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on May 20, 2025. Kashiwara, 78, became the first Japanese recipient of the Abel Prize, considered the "Nobel Prize for mathematics."

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Kyoto University's Kashiwara wins 2025 Abel Prize

Masaki Kashiwara, professor emeritus at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University, poses for a photo at the 2025 Abel Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on May 20, 2025. Kashiwara, 78, became the first Japanese recipient of the Abel Prize, considered the "Nobel Prize for mathematics."

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Kyoto University's Kashiwara wins 2025 Abel Prize

Masaki Kashiwara (L), professor emeritus at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University, receives a plaque from Norway's King Harald V at the 2025 Abel Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on May 20, 2025. Kashiwara, 78, became the first Japanese recipient of the Abel Prize, considered the "Nobel Prize for mathematics."

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Kyoto University's Kashiwara wins 2025 Abel Prize

Masaki Kashiwara, professor emeritus at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University, makes a speech during the 2025 Abel Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on May 20, 2025. Kashiwara, 78, became the first Japanese recipient of the Abel Prize, considered the "Nobel Prize for mathematics."

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Gonoi attends White House ceremony for Women of Courage award

Rina Gonoi (C), a former member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, attends a White House ceremony in Washington on March 4, 2024, as a recipient of the Women of Courage award, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and first lady Jill Biden standing together. Gonoi, 24, came forward in 2022 as a victim of long-term sexual harassment and abuse by colleagues in her GSDF unit.

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-SCIENTIFIC WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240228) -- SHENYANG, Feb. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sun Dongming is interviewed ahead of the second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023. Sun Dongming, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a researcher of the Institute of Metals of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a doctoral supervisor and a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. He has carried out research on new semiconductor devices and provided solutions to bottleneck issues. Sun plans to offer suggestions on promoting the development of semiconductor thermoelectric cooling technology at the upcoming second session of the 14th NPC. He hopes to fully convey the voices and expectation of scientific workers, and make contributions to high-quality development with scientific and technological innovation as the driving force. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Malaysia's FDI up marginally in Q1

STORY: Malaysia's FDI up marginally in Q1 DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Kuala Lumpur city views 2. Various of crowds at a shopping mall 3. Various of crowds on the street STORYLINE: Malaysia's foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by 1.6 percent, reaching a record 893.2 billion ringgit (about 200.18 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, official data showed Friday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement the manufacturing sector remained the largest recipient of the FDI with a value of 385.3 billion ringgit (about 86.35 billion U.S. dollars) or 43.1 percent of the total FDI. This was followed by financial activities and wholesale & retail trade. According to the DOSM, the country's FDI inflows were largely from Singapore, the United States and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reportin

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5 mil. yen grant for Bunraku puppet show in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A Bunraku puppet receives a document on a 5 million yen grant in Osaka on Aug. 26, 2014, as the first recipient of the grant from Arts Support Kansai, a body launched in April to support cultural and artistic activities in the Kansai region. Keihanshin Building Co. President Kenjiro Nakano has decided to donate 5 million yen to the body to support the Bunraku puppet show.

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Transplant of donor's left lung to man's right lung

OKAYAMA, Japan - Associate professor Takahiro Oto at Okayama University Hospital explains the transplant of a brain-dead donor's left lung in place of a recipient's right lung, the first such successful operation in Japan, on July 3, 2014, in Okayama City.

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Nobel laureate physicist Nambu views Yukawa's blackboard

OSAKA, Japan - Yoichiro Nambu, a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics, smiles before a blackboard used by the late physicist Hideki Yukawa, the first Japanese Nobel laureate, during an unveiling ceremony at the Toyonaka campus of Osaka University on May 13, 2014. Yukawa used the blackboard at Columbia University in New York.

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Nobel laureate Yukawa's blackboard unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - Harumi Yukawa (L), son of first Japanese Nobel laureate Hideki Yukawa, and Yoichiro Nambu, a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics, unveil a blackboard used by the late physicist at Columbia University in New York during a ceremony at the Toyonaka campus of Osaka University on May 13, 2014.

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Former Japan officer invited to Nobel Prize ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Akiyama, who served as first director of the Inspectorate Division at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, speaks about his tenure at the global chemical weapons watchdog during an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013. Akiyama was invited to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo earlier in December 2013 as his contributions to the organization, recipient of the year's prize, were highly acclaimed.

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Part of mom's lung transplanted to 3-yr-old son

OKAYAMA, Japan - Takahiro Oto, associate professor of respiratory surgery at Okayama University Hospital, holds a press conference in Okayama City on the night of July 1, 2013, after the state-run university hospital successfully transplanted part of a mother's lung to her 3-year-old son in the world's first transplant of a middle lobe from a living donor. The boy, who had experienced a decline in lung function, is the youngest lung recipient in Japan, the hospital said.

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Nagashima, Matsui set to receive honor award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 1970 shows Shigeo Nagashima (R) and Sadaharu Oh, star players of the Yomiuri Giants. The Japanese government is considering presenting former Giants manager Nagashima and ex-New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui with the People's Honor Award for their contributions to professional baseball, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said April 1, 2013. Oh became the first recipient of the award in 1977.

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Mizushima wins Poplar novel award

TOKYO, Japan - Actor-turned-writer Hiro Mizushima speaks to reporters at Poplar Publishing Co. in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010 after the publisher selected him as the recipient of its fifth literature award for his novel ''KAGEROU.'' Mizushima said it was an honor to receive the prize, with the piece marking the first step of his writing career.

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Hiroshima's Maeda wins Sawamura Award

NICHINAN, Japan - Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda, the Central League leader in wins, ERA and strikeouts this season, smiles at a news conference after winning his first Sawamura Award in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Nov. 1, 2010. Maeda is the first CL recipient of the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award since Kenshin Kawakami in 2004, when the Atlanta Braves pitcher was still with the Chunichi Dragons.

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Actor Morishige dies at 96

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in May in 2003 in Tokyo actor Hisaya Morishige comments on his turning to 90 during a news conference. The renowned actor died Nov. 10, 2009, at a Tokyo hospital, at 96. Morishige was the first recipient of the Order of Culture in the field of popular art.

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Actor Morishige dies at 96

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2001 shows renowned actor Hisaya Morishige who died Nov. 10, 2009, at a Tokyo hospital, at 96. Morishige was the first recipient of the Order of Culture in the field of popular art.

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee awarded inaugural Shimpei Goto prize

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui poses with the Goto Shimpei Award he was presented in Tokyo on June 1. Lee, 84, is the first recipient of the award, established in memory of Shimpei Goto (1857-1929), who served as the chief civil administrator in Japanese-ruled Taiwan.

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Valentine named winner of Shoriki award

TOKYO, Japan - Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine poses for photos at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2 after being named the recipient of the Matsutaro Shoriki award for his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball. The former New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager guided Lotte to its first Japan Series title in 31 years.

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Valentine named winner of Shoriki award

TOKYO, Japan - Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine is all smiles at a press conference at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2 after being named the recipient of the prestigious Matsutaro Shoriki award for his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball. The former New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager guided Lotte to its first Japan Series title in 31 years.

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Pioneering lung transplant recipient leaves hospital

OSAKA, Japan - A man (R), who received Japan's first transplant of both lungs from a brain-dead donor, holds a news conference with doctors at Osaka University Hospital on May 18 before leaving the hospital the same day. The man in his 30s, whose name was withheld, suffered from pulmonary hypertension. He said, ''It is like a dream that I can walk outside on my own feet. I feel happy to be alive.''

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UNICEF to honor actress Kuroyanagi for helping children

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (file photo), a Japanese actress and television personality, will be honored by the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) for helping children in poverty and civil strife. The 67-year-old Kuroyanagi, who is serving as UNICEF's goodwill ambassador, will be the first recipient of the ''Global Leadership for Children Award'' established by UNICEF to mark the 10th anniversary of the 1990 World Summit for Children.

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Japanese named recipient of U.S. chemistry award

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, a professor at Nagoya University, is named Sept. 11 as the first Japanese recipient of the Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry, a prestigious U.S. award recognizing outstanding contributions to research in the field. The American Chemical Society will hold a presentation ceremony next June for the award, established in 1959.

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Japan's 1st lung transplant patient leaves hospital

The recipient of Japan's first lung transplant (L) from living donors is presented bouquet on Dec. 28 as she was discharged from the Okayama University Hospital two months after the operation. The woman's name has been withheld.

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Sprinter Ito wins MVP award at Asian Games

Japan's Koji Ito, who scored a sprint hat trick in Bangkok, raises a trophy at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium on Dec. 20 as he was named the winner of the ''Most Valued Performance Award'' for the 13th Asian Games. The 28-year-old athlete won gold in the 100-meters, the 4x100 relay and the 200 final. Ito received 481 votes out of 1,510 ballots cast by members of the media covering the 15-day games to become the first recipient of the award, sponsored by Samsung Electronics, an official partner of the Bangkok games.

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China-aided hospital in Sri Lanka completes 1st organ transplant

STORY: China-aided hospital in Sri Lanka completes 1st organ transplant DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the hospital 2 various of the surgery 3 various of the hospital STORYLINE: The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently. It's the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital in 2021. The recipient of the transplant is a 28-year-old woman who had been suffering from kidney disease for 10 years and the kidney donator is her mother. The mother and daughter are in stable condition after the surgery, and both the medical staff and the patient are very satisfied with the results of the operation. The specialized nephrology hospital was built with the assistance of the Chinese government. It has an area of 25,000 square meters, featuring 200 general inpatient beds and 100 hemodialysis beds. Xinhua News Agency correspondent

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SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker attends to the recipient of a kidney transplant in an ICU of the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, March 17, 2022. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker attends to the recipient of a kidney transplant in an ICU of the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, March 17, 2022. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

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Valentine named winner of Shoriki award

TOKYO, Japan - Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine is all smiles at a press conference at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2 after being named the recipient of the prestigious Matsutaro Shoriki award for his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball. The former New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager guided Lotte to its first Japan Series title in 31 years. (Kyodo)

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Valentine named winner of Shoriki award

TOKYO, Japan - Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine poses for photos at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2 after being named the recipient of the Matsutaro Shoriki award for his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball. The former New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager guided Lotte to its first Japan Series title in 31 years. (Kyodo)

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Obama hails conductor Ozawa for bridging cultures

Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks to the press after receiving the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors at a White House reception in Washington on Dec. 6, 2015. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed Ozawa, the first Japanese recipient of the award, for bridging East and West with classical music. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi becomes youngest recipient of monthly MVP award

Seibu Lions right-hander Kona Takahashi speaks at a press conference in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 4, 2015, after becoming the youngest-ever recipient in Japan of the monthly MVP award at 18 years, six months. Takahashi lost his first-team debut but won his next four starts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi becomes youngest recipient of monthly MVP award

Seibu Lions right-hander Kona Takahashi speaks at a press conference in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 4, 2015, after becoming the youngest-ever recipient in Japan of the monthly MVP award at 18 years, six months. Takahashi lost his first-team debut but won his next four starts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Winner of Denmark's Wegner design award

Noritsugu Oda, an 80-year-old furniture researcher focusing on chairs and the first recipient of the Wegner Prize, a design award set up in Denmark, is pictured at his home in Higashikagura, Hokkaido, on April 29, 2015. The new award, named after world-renowned furniture designer Hans Wegner, was created in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his birth in the Danish town of Tonder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Taiwan President Lee awarded inaugural Shimpei Goto prize

TOKYO, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui poses with the Goto Shimpei Award he was presented in Tokyo on June 1. Lee, 84, is the first recipient of the award, established in memory of Shimpei Goto (1857-1929), served as the chief civil administrator in Japanese-ruled Taiwan. (Kyodo)

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Actor Morishige dies at 96

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2001 shows renowned actor Hisaya Morishige who died Nov. 10, 2009, at a Tokyo hospital, at 96. Morishige was the first recipient of the Order of Culture in the field of popular art. (Kyodo)

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Actor Morishige dies at 96

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in May in 2003 in Tokyo actor Hisaya Morishige comments on his turning to 90 during a news conference. The renowned actor died Nov. 10, 2009, at a Tokyo hospital, at 96. Morishige was the first recipient of the Order of Culture in the field of popular art. (Kyodo)

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Mizushima wins Poplar novel award

TOKYO, Japan - Actor-turned-writer Hiro Mizushima speaks to reporters at Poplar Publishing Co. in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010 after the publisher selected him as the recipient of its fifth literature award for his novel ''KAGEROU.'' Mizushima said it was an honor to receive the prize, with the piece marking the first step of his writing career. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima's Maeda wins Sawamura Award

NICHINAN, Japan - Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda, the Central League leader in wins, ERA and strikeouts this season, smiles at a news conference after winning his first Sawamura Award in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Nov. 1, 2010. Maeda is the first CL recipient of the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award since Kenshin Kawakami in 2004, when the Atlanta Braves pitcher was still with the Chunichi Dragons. (Kyodo)

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Princess Mako of Japanese imperial family

File photo taken in November 2016 shows Japanese Princess Mako, the first grandchild of Emperor Akihito and the elder daughter of Prince Akishino, chatting with a recipient of the Order of Culture at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic wrestling champion Icho given People's Honor Award

Wrestler Kaori Icho (L), who became the first female athlete to win four consecutive Olympic gold medals in an individual event in the Rio Summer Olympics, receives a kimono obi as a token of the People's Honor Award, from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the award ceremony at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2016. Icho is the 24th recipient of the award and the second wrestler to receive it after fellow Olympian Saori Yoshida in 2012. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNICEF to honor actress Kuroyanagi for helping children

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (file photo), a Japanese actress and television personality, will be honored by the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) for helping children in poverty and civil strife. The 67-year-old Kuroyanagi, who is serving as UNICEF's goodwill ambassador, will be the first recipient of the ''Global Leadership for Children Award'' established by UNICEF to mark the 10th anniversary of the 1990 World Summit for Children.

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Japanese named recipient of U.S. chemistry award

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, a professor at Nagoya University, is named Sept. 11 as the first Japanese recipient of the Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry, a prestigious U.S. award recognizing outstanding contributions to research in the field. The American Chemical Society will hold a presentation ceremony next June for the award, established in 1959.

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Japan's 1st lung transplant patient leaves hospital

The recipient of Japan's first lung transplant (L) from living donors is presented bouquet Dec. 28 as she was discharged from the Okayama University Hospital two months after the operation. The woman's name has been withheld.

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Sprinter Ito wins MVP award at Asian Games

Japan's Koji Ito, who scored a sprint hat trick in Bangkok, raises a trophy at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium on Dec. 20 as he was named the winner of the ''Most Valued Performance Award'' for the 13th Asian Games. The 28-year-old athlete won gold in the 100-meters, the 4x100 relay and the 200 final. Ito received 481 votes out of 1,510 ballots cast by members of the media covering the 15-day games to become the first recipient of the award, sponsored by Samsung Electronics, an official partner of the Bangkok games. ==Kyodo