“…This prize has been awarded annually since 1937 by the Japanese Emperor and is presented to those who have made an important contribution to art, literature, or culture. In 2004, Nakanishi co‐authored a Review in Angewandte Chemie with K. Strømgaard on ginkgolides and bilobalide;1a in the following year he reported on the superoxidation of bisretinoids 1b…”