Recipients of the Japan Academy Medal elected

Six scholars were elected as recipients of the 12th Japan Academy Medal at the 1095th General Meeting held on January 12th, 2016. They are:

Name	Atsushi OTA
Position	Associate Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Hiroshima University
Research Subject	Total History of Indonesian Local Society in Early-Modern and Modern Ages: Impact of Environment, State, Islam, Outside Merchants, Migrants, and Global Economy

Name	Yuzuruha OYAMA
Position	Senior Manager of Decorative Arts, Curatorial Research Department, Tokyo National Museum, Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
Research Subject	Cultural Resources Study Perspective on Antique Textile Called ‘Tsujiga-Hana’

Name	Akira KAWAGUCHI
Position	Chief, Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries, Okayama Prefectural Government
Research Subject	Development of Biological Control for Grapevine Crown Gall

Name	Osamu TAKEUCHI
Position	Professor, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University
Research Subject	Clarification of Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Inflammation Control in Innate Immunity

Name	Kiwamu NISHIDA
Position	Associate Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Research Subject	Studies on Seismic Hum

Name	Masahito HAYASHI
Position	Professor, Graduate School of Mathematics, Nagoya University
Research Subject	Information Theory and Quantum Information Theory for Finite-Coding-Length