FY2025 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Commendation for Science and Technology - NII Professor Isao Echizen, Professor Junichi Yamagishi, and Fukui Institute of Technology Professor Noboru Babaguchi received the Science and Technology Prize (Research Category) for their pioneering research on preventing the spread and generation of fake media.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 that it had received the "2025 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award in the field of science and technology" for its "pioneering research into preventing the spread and creation of fake media." The National Institute of Informatics (NIINII,chief:KurobashiKurohashi　SadaoSadao Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)EchizenEchizen MeritIsao Professor, Content Science Research DivisionYamagishiYamagishi JunichiJunichi Professor, Fukui University of Technology (President:UnderwearI putKnowledge and actionTomoyuki3-6-1 Gakuen, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture) Dean of the Faculty of Business and Information SciencesBabaguchiBabaguchi ClimbClimb The professor was awarded the Science and Technology Award (Research Category) ^(*1) .