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April 20, 2016: Japan Prize Presentation Ceremony and the Banquet

H.E. Dr. Khalil Hassan, Ambassador attended the Japan Prize Presentation Ceremony followed by the Banquet hosted by Professor Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Chairman, and Dr. Yoshio Yazaki, President of the Japan Prize Foundation, on April 20, 2016. The honorable laureates of the 2016 (32nd) Japan Prize were Dr. Hideo Hosono from Japan for the achievement in Materials and Production fields and Dr. Steven D. Tanksley from U.S. for the Biological Production and Biological Environment.