On 14th April 2020 , Associate Professor Takanori Iwasaki, received an award of the Young Scientists' Award of the 2020 year from Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ( MEXT ), Development of anionic transition metal species and their application for organic synthesis .
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The Young Scientists' Award from Minister of Education:
https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20200402-mxt_sinkou02-00187_0002.pdf (Japanese only)