Judges of 2021
Leading researchers and corporate executives in Japan participate in the judging process to help curate a well rounded and dynamic list.
JUDGES' COMMUNITY
Meet the Judges
Experts who evaluated each project in order to find the most talented people who are developing innovative technological solutions for the problems of modern society.

Hiroshi Ishii
Professor, MIT and Associate Director, MIT Media Lab

Norio Murakami
Former Chairman, Google Japan

Miyoko Watanabe
Deputy Executive Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency

Chieko Asakawa
IBM Fellow and Chief Executive Director, The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

Susumu Furukawa
Former President, Microsoft Japan

Ryutaro Aida
Chairperson of the Board, MIT Venture Forum of Japan and Director of MIT Club of Japan

Jun Murai
Professor, Keio University

Daiyuu Nobori
Researcher, Information-technology Promotion Agency

Hiroyuki Morikawa
Professor, the University of Tokyo

Hiroshi Ishiguro
Honorary Professor of Engineering Physics, Osaka University

Hiroaki Kitano
President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories

Hideyuki Nakashima
President and Board Chairman, Sapporo City University

Akiko Matsuo
Professor, Keio University

Masaya Mori
Partner, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting

Chiharu Tokoro
Professor, Waseda University and The University of Tokyo

Kenji Yamaji
President and Director-General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth