Two Regular Members of the Society are awarded the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in FY2015.
Commendation in FY2015 (in Japanese)

The Young Scientists’ Prize

Jiro Kondo (Sophia University)
Awarded for structural studies of non-coding nucleic acids that function as molecular switches.
Lab Website

Kuniaki Saito (Keio University)
Awarded for the research on the molecular mechanisms of small RNA-mediated transposon control.

Awardees of the Prizes for Science and Technology (in Japanese)
Awardees of the Young Scientists’ Prize (in Japanese)