Dr. Toshihide Masukawa (1960) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for his work on the theory of broken symmetry in particle physics.
Dr. Makoto Kobayashi (1967) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for his work on the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature.
Dr. Shinya Yamanaka (1987) - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent.
Dr. Isamu Akasaki (1952) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources.
