Dr. Akira Yoshino (Asahi Kasei Fellow and Honorary Member of the Chemical Society of Japan) received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019.

Dr. Yoshino shared the prize with two other researchers for the development of lithium-ion batteries. The co-winners are Dr. John Goodenough of the University of Texas, and Dr. M. Stanley Whittingham of Binghamton University, State University of New York.

The press conference for Dr. Yoshino was held at CSJ Chemistry Hall on November 10th, 2019.