Blue Planet Prize Photoreport 2023

[Introductory remarks] Mr. Takuya Shimamura, Chairman of the Asahi Glass Foundation

[Introduction of Blue Planet Prize] Professor Ryoji Noyori, Chairman of the Blue Planet Prize Presentation Committee

[Mini-biography video] 2023 Blue Planet Prize Laureates

[Award Presentation] Professor Richard Thompson, (Professor Tamara Galloway), Professor Penelope Lindeque

[Award Presentation] Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir

[An Address] His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino

[Felicitations]
Mr. Fumio KISHIDA, The Prime Minister of Japan （Read by Mr. Yuji Iida, Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI）

[Felicitations]
Ms. Margaret Tongue, Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of the UK

[Felicitations]
H.E. Mr. Antoine Evrard, Ambassador-Designate of the Kingdom of Belgium
（Read by Mr.Eduard van Kleunen, Minister-Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission）

Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino, Laureates, Chairman Shimamura and his spouse

[Toast] Dr. Yoshihiro Hayashi, Chairman of the Blue Planet Prize Selection Committee

[Toast]

[Introductory remarks] Mr. Takuya Shimamura, Chairman of the Asahi Glass Foundation

[Lecture] Professor Richard Thompson
Discovering the Microplastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems

[Lecture] Professor Richard Thompson

[Lecture] Professor Penelope Lindeque
Discovering the Microplastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems

[Lecture] Professor Penelope Lindeque

[Questions and Answers]

[Questions and Answers] Moderated by Prof. Hideshige Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

[Questions and Answers]

[Lecture]Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir
Building a Data Infrastructure for Large-scale Disasters around the World

[Lecture]Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir

[Questions and Answers] Moderated by Prof. Nobuo Mimura, Ibaraki University

[Questions and Answers]

[Questions and Answers] Moderated by Prof. Nobuo Mimura, Ibaraki University

[Introductory remarks] Mr. Takuya Shimamura, Chairman of the Asahi Glass Foundation

[Lecture] Professor Richard Thompson
Discovering the Microplastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems

[Lecture] Professor Richard Thompson

[Lecture] Professor Penelope Lindeque
Discovering the Microplastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems

[Lecture] Professor Penelope Lindeque

[Questions and Answers] Moderated by Prof. Hideshige Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

[Questions and Answers] Moderated by Prof. Hideshige Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

[Lecture]Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir
Building a Data Infrastructure for Large-scale Disasters around the World

[Lecture]Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir

[Questions and Answers]

[Questions and Answers] Moderated by Prof. Nobuo Mimura, Ibaraki University