TOKYO - Three scholars have been awarded the 2025 Kyoto Prize in recognition of their great achievements in the fields of advanced technology, basic sciences and arts and philosophy, respectively, the Inamori Foundation announced Friday.

Japanese mathematical engineer Shun-ichi Amari won the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for "pioneering contributions to opening up theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence and establishment of information geometry," thereby proposing many important theories, according to a citation by the Inamori Foundation.

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The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences was given to British developmental biologist Azim Surani for his "discovery of genomic imprinting in mammals and elucidation of its molecular mechanisms," thereby making contributions to foundational scientific insights across a broad spectrum of life science fields.

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US psychologist Carol Gilligan was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for having established a new academic foundation to address global issues related to care while "pointing out the distortions and limitations of conventional psychological theories by analyzing women's thoughts and behaviors."

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As Japan's highest private award for global achievement, the Kyoto Prize has been presented annually since 1985 by Inamori Foundation to encourage those who have made outstanding contributions to the betterment of human life through great achievements in the three categories -- Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.