Kyoto Prize
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The Kyoto Prize is Japan's highest private award for lifetime achievement in the arts and sciences. It is given not only to those that are top representatives of their own respective fields, but to "those who have contributed significantly to the... Wikipedia
Awarded for: Lifetime achievement in; Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, Arts and Philosophy
First awarded: 1985
Number of laureates: 100 prizes to 106 laureates as of 2017
Reward(s): 100 million yen (roughly $700,000) and a 20-karat gold medal