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Laureates
About Winners
Grand Prix / Dr. Soichi Arai
Guest Professor, General Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture,
Adviser, Group for Food Functionality Assessment, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial(Japan)
Dr. Arai was the first that disseminated the name and concept of “functional foods” and has contributed greatly to global development of food science and industry. In Japan, he was involved in establishing the governmental “Foods for specified health uses” (FOSHU) and “Foods with Function Claims”. The involvement motivated food companies and cognate industries to develop functional foods. Dr. Arai’s accomplishments are globally distinguished and influential. It is noted that in 1993 the hypoallergenic rice grain he developed was approved as the first FOSHU product.
Grand Prix / Dr. Jeyakumar Henry
Director, Clinical Nutrition Research Centre, Singapore Institute for Clinical Science Professor,
Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore(United Kingdom)
He was a leading researcher in the field of rice functionality and measures against diabetes. He has contributed as a global leader in research on the prevention of diabetes, for example, by establishing functional food research institutes in the UK and Singapore.
Sano Touzaburo Special Prize / Mr. Yoshihiro Murata
President, KIKUNOI CO.,LTD Chairman , ALL JAPAN FOOD ASSOCIATION(Japan)
He contributed to the registration of “Washoku (traditional Japanese cuisine)” to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. With his establishment of the Japanese Culinary Academy , he has been active in promoting Washoku globally and greatly contributing to the spread of Japanese cuisine culture and culinary skills as well as professional training.
21st Century Hope Prize / Dr. Kotaro Maeno
Researcher, Crop, Livestock and Environment Division,
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences(JIRCAS)(Japan)
He is the only researcher in the world who has been running a field study in the Sahara desert to clarify the physiological and ecological characteristics of the desert locust, an agricultural pest in Africa, and develop control technologies. He has been working on the solution of global-wide agricultural issues.
Screening Committee
| Hideaki Karaki |
President, Foundation of Food Safety and Security
Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo |
| Kiyotaka Akasaka |
President, Foreigh Press Center Japan |
| Hayato Ishii |
Senior Feature Writer, Editional Writer, Kyodo News
President, Japan Agricultural Journalist's Assosiation |
| Masayoshi Konno |
Chairman CEO, The Japan Food Journal
Managing director, ASEAN Food Industries Human Resources Development Association Office |
| Makoto Shimizu |
Professor,Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Emeritus Professor,The University of Tokyo |
| Naoko Nishizawa |
Professor, Laboratory of Plant Cell Technology Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology Ishikawa Prefectual University
Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo |
| Hajime Hikino |
Executive board menber, Japanese Association of Science&Technology Journalists |
| Gary Meyer |
Minisiter-Counselor for Agricultural Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America |
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