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The Kyoto Prize was created in 1984, with the assistance of the Nobel Foundation, to create Kyoto awards which do not duplicate the Nobel categories established a Century ago. In fact, the very first Kyoto Prize was awarded to the Nobel Foundation as a group for its assistance in advising the Inamori Foundation in creating the Kyoto Prize.
The awards, often called the Nobel Prizes of Japan, are given by the Inamori Foundation.
The Kyoto Prize is an international award to honour those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of humankind. The Prize is presented annually in each of the following three categories: Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.[dead link]
The Kyoto Prize is Japan's highest private award for lifetime achievement in advanced technology, basic science, and the arts and philosophy.
Donald E. Knuth, one of the founding fathers of computer science, has been awarded the 1996 Kyoto Prize, Japan's equivalent of the Nobel Prize and the country's highest private award for lifetime achievement.[dead link]
The Kyoto Prize, sometimes called Japan's version of the Nobel ... simultaneously recognizes the arts and philosophy, as well as scientific achievement.[dead link]
Many of the prizes serve as precursors to a Nobel or fill in areas where a Nobel is unlikely to be awarded ...
The Kyoto Prize was created in 1984, with the assistance of the Nobel Foundation, to create Kyoto awards which do not duplicate the Nobel categories established a Century ago. In fact, the very first Kyoto Prize was awarded to the Nobel Foundation as a group for its assistance in advising the Inamori Foundation in creating the Kyoto Prize.
The awards, often called the Nobel Prizes of Japan, are given by the Inamori Foundation.
