[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm. (Kyodo)

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

Health and wellness foods and medicines displayed in the flagship store of TongRenTang Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China on December 21, 2025.

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

Health and wellness foods and medicines displayed in the flagship store of TongRenTang Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China on December 21, 2025.

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

Health and wellness foods and medicines displayed in the flagship store of TongRenTang Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China on December 21, 2025.

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

Health and wellness foods and medicines displayed in the flagship store of TongRenTang Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China on December 21, 2025.

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

Health and wellness foods and medicines displayed in the flagship store of TongRenTang Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China on December 21, 2025.

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

Health and wellness foods and medicines displayed in the flagship store of TongRenTang Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China on December 21, 2025.

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

Health and wellness foods and medicines displayed in the flagship store of TongRenTang Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China on December 21, 2025.

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

TongRenTang Chinese Medicine

Health and wellness foods and medicines displayed in the flagship store of TongRenTang Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China on December 21, 2025.

Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

Tourists experience AI traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services at the Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou

Tourists experience AI traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services at the Wensan Future Technology Experience Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 18, 2025.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, shows his Nobel medal to the press after arriving at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi returns to Japan

University of Osaka professor Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, meets the press upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

On December 15 2025, people affected by the tropical cyclone gathered at the Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit office in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, to receive and distribute aid in the form of clothing. Currently, victims of the Senyar Tropical Cyclone disaster claim to need portable toilets for evacuation purposes and supplies of basic food and medicine, in addition to food for their pets. Head of the Office, Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit, Heriyanto said that his party fully supports the smooth distribution of aid for disaster victims. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

On December 15 2025, people affected by the tropical cyclone gathered at the Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit office in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, to receive and distribute aid in the form of clothing. Currently, victims of the Senyar Tropical Cyclone disaster claim to need portable toilets for evacuation purposes and supplies of basic food and medicine, in addition to food for their pets. Head of the Office, Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit, Heriyanto said that his party fully supports the smooth distribution of aid for disaster victims. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

On December 15 2025, people affected by the tropical cyclone gathered at the Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit office in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, to receive and distribute aid in the form of clothing. Currently, victims of the Senyar Tropical Cyclone disaster claim to need portable toilets for evacuation purposes and supplies of basic food and medicine, in addition to food for their pets. Head of the Office, Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit, Heriyanto said that his party fully supports the smooth distribution of aid for disaster victims. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

On December 15 2025, people affected by the tropical cyclone gathered at the Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit office in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, to receive and distribute aid in the form of clothing. Currently, victims of the Senyar Tropical Cyclone disaster claim to need portable toilets for evacuation purposes and supplies of basic food and medicine, in addition to food for their pets. Head of the Office, Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit, Heriyanto said that his party fully supports the smooth distribution of aid for disaster victims. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

On December 15 2025, people affected by the tropical cyclone gathered at the Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit office in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, to receive and distribute aid in the form of clothing. Currently, victims of the Senyar Tropical Cyclone disaster claim to need portable toilets for evacuation purposes and supplies of basic food and medicine, in addition to food for their pets. Head of the Office, Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit, Heriyanto said that his party fully supports the smooth distribution of aid for disaster victims. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

ngoing Support for Victims of the Senyar Cyclone Disaster - Indonesia

On December 15 2025, people affected by the tropical cyclone gathered at the Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit office in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, to receive and distribute aid in the form of clothing. Currently, victims of the Senyar Tropical Cyclone disaster claim to need portable toilets for evacuation purposes and supplies of basic food and medicine, in addition to food for their pets. Head of the Office, Seumadam Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Unit, Heriyanto said that his party fully supports the smooth distribution of aid for disaster victims. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi visits univ. near Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi visits univ. near Stockholm

Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, gives a lecture at Uppsala University near Stockholm on Dec. 13, 2025, following the award ceremony on Dec. 10. Founded in 1477, Uppsala is the oldest university in the Nordic countries.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi visits univ. near Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi visits univ. near Stockholm

Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, gives a lecture at Uppsala University near Stockholm on Dec. 13, 2025, following the award ceremony on Dec. 10. Founded in 1477, Uppsala is the oldest university in the Nordic countries.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi visits univ. near Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi visits univ. near Stockholm

Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, gives a lecture at Uppsala University near Stockholm on Dec. 13, 2025, following the award ceremony on Dec. 10. Founded in 1477, Uppsala is the oldest university in the Nordic countries.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends a banquet hosted by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the royal palace in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, for this year's Nobel Prize winners. (Pool photo)

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi (2nd from L) of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends a banquet hosted by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the royal palace in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, for this year's Nobel Prize winners. (Pool photo)

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi (C) of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends a banquet hosted by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the royal palace in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, for this year's Nobel Prize winners. (Pool photo)

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, look at their medals during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, speaks during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, speaks during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Sakaguchi in Stockholm

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, speaks during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attend a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attend a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, pose for a photo with their medals during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attend a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, pose for a photo with their medals during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

NOBEL 2025 KING'S DINNER

NOBEL 2025 KING'S DINNER

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251211Lotta Edholm and medicine laureate Shimon Sakaguchi at the King's dinner for the Nobel laureates at Stockholm Palace, Sweden, December 11, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030 undefined

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during the award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during the award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

Nobel Prize banquet

Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi (R) of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends the Nobel Prize banquet at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony. (Pool photo)

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi (C) of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, arrives at the Grand Hotel Stockholm in Stockholm following the award ceremony on Dec. 10, 2025. (Pool photo)

Nobel Prize banquet

Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends the Nobel Prize banquet at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony.

Nobel Prize banquet

Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends the Nobel Prize banquet at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony. (Pool photo)

Nobel Prize banquet

Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi (R) of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends the Nobel Prize banquet at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony.

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, leaves the Grand Hotel Stockholm in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, to attend the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. (Pool photo)

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, leaves the Grand Hotel Stockholm in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, to attend the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. (Pool photo)

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, leaves the Grand Hotel Stockholm in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, to attend the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. (Pool photo)

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.