This morning’s NHK reported the names of Japanese scholars listed as “2016 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates.” The list includes Hiroshi Maeda, currently with Sojo University and formerly a researcher at Kumamoto University. He is one of three Japanese scholars who has been recognized by the organization as a likely candidate for a 2016 Nobel Prize, announcements for which will begin soon.
http://stateofinnovation.thomsonreuters.com/2016-citation-laureates
For my tastes, NHK is a bit too fixated on the nationality of the laureates (i.e. how many Japanese win). On the other hand, I have to admit that I would be happy to hear that a local had scholar received this honor.
– Kirk