Nobel Prize Announcements Are "Business as Usual": Chemistry Laureate Kenzo Sogai Goes Shopping by Bicycle in the Morning; "It Still Doesn't Feel Real"; He Heads to Tokyo University of Science in the Afternoon
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Even after the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the campus remained surprisingly quiet. This is the second time a researcher associated with the university has received the award, following Satoshi Omura, and it is the only university among the "Waseda, Keio, Sophia, and Tokyo University of Science" to have produced a laureate. What is Tokyo University of Science, the "unassuming but strong" university that cram school officials nat…
A day after being awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Professor Kenzo Soai (76 years old) still wears a helmet, rides his bike to go shopping, and maintains a simple lifestyle.
Kenzo Soai, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University of Science (76), who was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, spoke to reporters as he left his home in Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture on the 8th, and said that his feelings the day after the award announcement were "gradually growing." The previous night, he was with a friend…
Kenzo Sogai (76), Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, who was selected for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, spoke frankly about his feelings the day after the announcement, saying, "I still can't quite grasp the reality of it." Kenzo Sogai: (Q. How do you feel about winning the award?) I still can't quite grasp it. (Q. Where are you going by bicycle?) Just to do some shopping around here. I'm not that kind of unusual person. I'm…
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