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Japan's Nobel laureate in medicine Tonegawa dies

Susumu Tonegawa receives a congratulatory phone call after being named the winner of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine at his home in the Boston suburbs on Oct. 12, 1987. Tonegawa, Japan's first recipient of the prize and a longtime professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died on July 11, 2026, aged 86.

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Japan's Nobel laureate in medicine Tonegawa dies

File photo taken in 1996 shows Susumu Tonegawa, Japan's first recipient of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, speaking about his research in the Boston suburbs. Tonegawa, a longtime professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died on July 11, 2026, aged 86.

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Kyoto Univ. professor Yamanaka

Shinya Yamanaka, director emeritus and professor at Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application and the co-winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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Kyoto Univ. professor Yamanaka

Shinya Yamanaka, director emeritus and professor at Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application and the co-winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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Japan health minister Ueno

Japanese health minister Kenichiro Ueno speaks at a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on March 6, 2026, announcing that the government has conditionally approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world.

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko (C) chat with a doctor who has received an award for her contribution to community medicine following the award ceremony in Tokyo on March 5, 2026.

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Japan crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (L) and Crown Princess Kiko chat with doctors who have received awards for their contribution to community medicine following their award ceremony in Tokyo on March 5, 2026.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Prize winner Sakaguchi gives lecture

Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, delivers a lecture at the Aichi Cancer Center in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Nobel Prize winner Sakaguchi gives lecture

Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, delivers a lecture at the Aichi Cancer Center in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Arrival of the UME at the Institute of Legal Medicine where the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident are awaited. 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Arrival of a hearse with one of the victims of the Adamuz railway accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Administration of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Arrival of the UME at the Institute of Legal Medicine where the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident are awaited. 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Arrival of the UME at the Institute of Legal Medicine where the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident are awaited. 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Forensic doctors go to the Institute of Legal Medicine where the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident are expected to arrive. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Administration of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Forensic Medical Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in response to the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Arrival of the UME at the Institute of Legal Medicine where the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident are awaited. 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba in the event of a catastrophe such as the one that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at Adamuz (Cordoba) with at least 39 deaths and 152 injured. Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Cordon Off Institute For Accident Victims - Cordoba

Police cordon off the area of the Institute of Legal Medicine, for the arrival of the bodies of the victims of the Adamuz train accident. On 19 January 2026, in Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain).[]The Ministry of Justice, Local Administration and Public Function of the Andalusian Regional Government has activated the Territorial Medical Forensic Action Plan of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Cordoba foreseen for the catastrophe that occurred tonight with the derailment of two high-speed trains at the height of Adamuz (Cordoba).[][][] Photo by Rocío Ruz / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doctors Protest Against Health Reform - Paris

Doctors take part in a unified demonstration departing from the Pantheon to protest against the 2026 Social Security Financing Law, which they consider harmful to primary care medicine, as strikes continue, requisitions increase and white plans are activated, in Paris, France, on January 10, 2026. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Professor Susumu Kitagawa 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. (Kyodo)