Academic Award

Awarded to regular members who have made particularly outstanding research achievements in the field of food microbiology

2023 Academic Award

Studies on Mechanisms for Antibacterial and Antitoxin Actions of Plant Polyphenols
Takahisa MIYAMOTO
Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 40(4), 103‒112 (2023)
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2022 Academic Award

Basic Bacteriological Studies on Food- and Water-borne Enteric Infection and Development of Testing Methods for Enteric Bacteria
Shinji YAMASAKI
Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Osaka Metropolitan University
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 40(1), 1‒17 (2023)
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2021 Academic Award

Study on Epidemiology of Intestinal Bacteria Related to Foodborne Infections and Their Pathogenicity
Jun TERAJIMA
Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Iwate University
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 39(1), 1‒10 (2022)
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2020 Academic Award

Studies on Epidemiology of Microorganisms Related to Human Health Disorders, and Their Control
Shizunobu IGIMI
Tokyo University of Agriculture
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 38(2), 53‒66 (2021)
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2019 Academic Award

Study on Harmful Microorganisms and Their Control on Seafood
Bon KIMURA
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 37(1), 1‒9 (2020)
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Research Encouragement Award for Young Scientists

Awarded to members aged 45 years or under who conducted excellent research and are expected to achieve further success in the future

2019 Hiroshi Asakura (National Institute of Health Sciences)
2018 Atsushi Iguchi (Miyazaki University)
2016 Tetsuya MORI(Incorporated Foundation Tokyo Kenbikyo-in)
2016 Susumu KAWASAKI(National Agriculture and Food Research Organization)
2013 Takahiro OHNISHI(National Institute of Health Sciences)
2011 Masashi KANKI (Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health)
2005 Kazuaki ONO (Saitama Prefectural Institute of Public Health)
2004 Takayuki MORITA (The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.)
2003 Yukiko KUDO (National Institute of Health Sciences)
1999 Takahisa MIYAMOTO (Kyushu University)
1997 Kenji KURIHARA (Kewpie Corporation)
1997 Katsuyuki ISHIMURA (Hiroshima City Institute of Public Health)

Best Paper Award

Awarded to the authors of the most outstanding papers published in the NIHON SHOKUHIN BISEIBUTUGAKU ZASSHI (Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology)

2019 Best paper Award

Screening for the Antiviral Materials for Norovirus from Food Additives and Materials

Hiroyuki Tasaka, Koichiro Kunitake, Kota Nishitani, Takayuki Morita, and Yoshiyuki Seto
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 36(2), 100-104(2019)
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2018 Best paper Award

Transfer and Heat Resistance of Murine Norovirus at a Simulated Bread Manufacturing Process

Michiko Takahashi, Natsuki Yamaguchi, Yuka Yasuda, Hajime Takahashi, Takashi Kuda and Bon Kimura
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 35(2), 88-95(2018)
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2017 Best paper Award

Distribution on Fishery Products and Histamine Producing Ability of Morganella psychrotolerans, a Psychrotrophic Histamine-Producing Bacterium

Riko KATO, Di WANG, Shogo YAMAKI, Yuji KAWAI and Koji YAMAZAKI
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 34(3), 158-165(2017)
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2015 Best paper Award

Studies on Efficacy of Freezing on the Reduction of Campylobacter jejuni in Chicken Meat

Hiroshi ASAKURA, Shiori YAMAMOTO, Masato TACHIBANA, Masanori YOSHIMURA, Shigeki YAMAMOTO and Shizunobu IGIMI
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 32(3), 159-166(2015)
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2014 Best paper Award

Correlation between Levels of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Detected in Seawater from Fishing Ports and in Fishes on the Market and the Number of Cases of Foodborne Outbreak in Toyama Prefecture during 1979-1995 and 2008-2012

Jun-ichi KANATANI, Junko ISOBE, Keiko KIMATA, Miwako SHIMIZU, Tetsutaro SATA, Masanori WATAHIKI
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 31(2), 93-99(2014)
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2012 Best paper Award

Comprehensive Detection of Food-Borne Pathogens from Fecal Specimens Using a Reverse Transcription Multiplex PCR with Fluorescent Dye-Labeled Primers

Naoki SHIGEMOTO ,Yukie TANIZAWA, Hiroko YAMADA, Sachiko OHARA, Takeshi MATSUO, Shinji FUKUDA
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 29(1), 11-17 (2012)
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2011 Best paper Award

Simultaneous Detection and Visual Identification of Norovirus Genogroups I and II by Duplex Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay with Fluorescent Quenching-Based System

Hiroko YAMADA, Masaru KUWAYAMA, Naoki SHIGEMOTO, Yukie TANIZAWA, Takeshi MATSUO, Shinji FUKUDA,
Japanese Journal of Food Microbiology, 28(4), 226-231 (2011)
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Achievement Award

Awarded to individuals and Institutions who made significant contributions to the development of food microbiology as well as our Society

2020 Achievement Award

  • Toshihiro Yano
  • Meiji Co., Ltd.

2019 Achievement Award

  • Seiichi UMESAKO
  • ELMEX Ltd.
  • Central Scientific Trading Co., Ltd.

2018 Achievement Award

  • Kenji OOTA
  • DENKA SEIKEN Co.,Ltd.
  • FALCO biosystems Ltd.

2017 Achievement Award

  • Youichi ONOUE
  • SETTSU OIL MILL,INC

2016 Achievement Award

  • Yasuo KUDOU
  • KANTO CHEMICAL CO.,INC.

2015 Achievement Award

  • Seiichi KANEKO
  • Chuohoki Publishing Co., Ltd.

2014 Achievement Award

  • Kousuke TAKATORI
  • Kewpie Corp.

2013 Achievement Award

  • Ushio SHIMIZU
  • JAPAN FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORIES

2012 Achievement Award

  • Kazuhiro KOBAYASHI
  • NISSUI PHARMACEUTICAL Co., Ltd.
  • EIKEN CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

2011 Achievement Award

  • Akio YAMAZAKI (YAMAZAKI BAKING Co., Ltd.)
  • Incorporated Foundation TOKYO KENBIKYO-IN