Professor Toyoshima is awarded the Asahi prize(2010.1.1）.
The Asahi simbun paper has announced on Jan. 1 that professor Toyoshima is one of Asahi
prize recipients.。
The Asahi Prize is a prize awarded by the Japanese newspaper the Asahi shimbun for achievement in scholarship or the arts that has made a contribution to culture or society. It was established in 1929. Many recipients of this prize have later been honoured with a Nobel Prize. It is considered as one of the most prestigious prizes presented by a nongovernmental entity.
