Motoko Kotani, Motlatsi oa Mopresidente oa ISC oa Mananeo a Saense le Motlatsi oa Motsamaisi e Moholo Univesithing ea Tohoku, o khethiloe e le moamoheli oa Moputso oa Japane Academy. Japane Academy e phatlalalitse ka la 12 Hlakubele 2026 hore khau ena e ananela lipatlisiso tsa hae tsa tšebelisano-'moho tsa "Discrete Geometric Analysis of Infinite Graphs with Symmetry" tse entsoeng le Toshikazu Sunada, Moprofesa ea Emeritus oa Univesithi ea Meiji le Moprofesa ea Emeritus oa Univesithi ea Tohoku.
Moprofesa Kotani o boetse o fumane Thoriso bakeng sa Saense le Theknoloji ke Letona la Thuto, Setso, Lipapali, Saense le Theknoloji la Japane (MEXT). Khau ena e fuoa "batho ba entseng liphetho tse ikhethang lipatlisisong le nts'etsopele tse kenyang letsoho ntlafatsong le ntlafatsong ea sechaba sa Japane, moruong le maphelong a batho." Khau ea hae e bile ho ananela "Patlisiso ea hae mabapi le Nts'etsopele ea Tlhahlobo e Ikhethang le Litšebeliso tsa eona ho Saense ea Lisebelisoa."
Lekhotla la Matjhaba la Saense le leboha Moprofesa Kotani ka diphapang tsena.