本年度诺贝尔化学奖得主、东京理科大学杰出教授曾我健三（Kenso Soai，76岁）于周二出席在东京皇居举行的日本文化勋章授勋仪式，从德仁天皇手中接过勋章。政府上月公布了2026年度8名获奖者名单。其中7人参加了仪式，从德仁天皇手中接过文化勋章。
Kenso Soai, who has been named winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, attends a ceremony to receive the Order of Culture medals from Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday. | JIJI Jiji Nov 3, 2026 An award ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday for recipients of Japan’s Order of Culture for fiscal 2026. The government announced the names of the eight awardees last month. Seven of them participated in the ceremony and received the Order of Culture medals from Emperor Naruhito.
出席者包括：东京理科大学杰出教授曾我健三（76岁），他已被宣布为本年度诺贝尔化学奖得主；灯光设计师石井干子（Motoko Ishii，88岁）；建筑师伊东丰雄（Toyoo Ito，85岁）；生物科学专家黑岩常哉（Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa，84岁）；法国文学学者盐川哲也（Tetsuya Shiokawa，81岁）；作曲家、前文化厅长官德久纯一（Shunichi Tokura，78岁）；以及免疫学家永田靖（Shigekazu Nagata，77岁）。
The attendees were Tokyo University of Science distinguished professor Kenso Soai, 76, who has been named winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, lighting designer Motoko Ishii, 88, architect Toyoo Ito, 85, biological science expert Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa, 84, French literature scholar Tetsuya Shiokawa, 81, composer and former Cultural Affairs Agency Commissioner Shunichi Tokura, 78, and immunologist Shigekazu Nagata, 77.
任天堂株式会社资深研究员、代表董事宫本茂（Shigeru Miyamoto，73岁），因创作《超级马里奥》等热门游戏而闻名，缺席了在日本文化之日举行的仪式。
Shigeru Miyamoto, 73, executive fellow and representative director at game maker Nintendo, who created popular games, such as the Super Mario series, was absent from the ceremony, held on Culture Day in Japan.