The 47th Fujiwara Award Ceremony The Fujiwara Foundation of Science was established in 1959 by Ginjiro Fujiwara, who headed the former Oji Paper before World War II. (Oji Paper was the predecessor of today's Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. and Oji Paper Co., Ltd.) To establish the Foundation, Mr. Fujiwara contributed 100 million yen from his own funds. Considered the “Nobel Prize of Japan”, the Fujiwara Award uses its funds to recognize Japanese scientists who have made outstanding contributions. Every year, the Award is bestowed on two scientists, and each winner is given a 10 million yen honorarium. The widely revered Mr. Fujiwara is renowned for his contribution to science and technology and to promoting academia in Japan. The Fujiwara Institute of Technology, which he had earlier founded on his own in the pre-war period, was later donated to Keio University and now stands as that university's Faculty of Science and Technology. Mr.Ginjiro Fujiwara Following the philosophy of Mr. Fujiwara, Nippon Paper Industries lends financial support in the form of donations to help the Foundation with its programs to promote science and technology in Japan. The Fujiwara Foundation of Science : http://www.fujizai.or.jp/ (only in Japanese) →Go Back to Major Activities