HONORS & AWARDS
(1) JSPS Fellowship for Japanese Junior Scientists, 1988–1991
(2) Yamada Science Foundation Fellowship for Studying Abroad, 1991–1992
(3) The 10th Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists, 1994 (The Inoue Foundation for Science)
“Studies on stereoselective reactions of acetals”
(4) The 45th Young Chemist Award from the Chemical Society of Japan, 1996 (The Chemical Society of Japan)
“Development of high stereocontroller system of organic reactions using Brønsted acid–Lewis acid complexes”
(5) Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, 2001 (Honorary One Year Subscription to Synlett)
(6) The 2nd Green & Sustainable Chemistry Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology, 2003 (The Green & Sustainable Chemistry Network, Japan)
“Highly efficient organic syntheses using environmentally benign catalysts”
(7) The 1st JSPS Prize, 2005 (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
“Development of Artificial Small-molecule Green Catalysts”
(8) BCSJ Award, 2005 (Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan)
“Facile Synthesis of Aryl- and Alkyl-bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)methanes”