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Kenji FUKAYA receives the Asahi Prize

Kenji FUKAYA at Department of Mathematics, Kyoto University receives the 2009 Asahi Prize for his research in symplectic geometry.

The Asahi Prize was established in 1929 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Asahi Shimbun's inception. The prize is awarded to individuals and groups that have made outstanding accomplishments in the fields of academics and arts and have greatly contributed to the development and progress of Japanese culture and society at large. The detail about the prize is online.

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