Faculty, Specially Appointed Professor Faculty the Kuroshio Zone Department Faculty of Integrated Sciences, has received the Special Award (Okamura Prize) from the Japanese Society of Phycology.

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 Kazuo Okuda, Specially Appointed Professor in the Kuroshio Region Division of the School of Integrated Sciences ( Faculty), received the Special Award of the Japanese Phycological Society (Okamura Award) at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Phycological Society, held in Okinawa Prefecture.

 The Special Award of the Japanese Society for Phycology is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of phycology in Japan and have contributed to the development of the Japanese Society for Phycology over many years. This award is also known as the “Okamura Award,” named in honor of Dr. Kintaro Okamura, who laid the foundation for phycology in Japan.