2018    Travel Grant Award from Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).

2018    Certificate of Recognition from ACS Publications.

2017    Certificate of Recognition from ACS Publications.

2016    Invited academic member of Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER)

2015    Travel Grant Award from Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).

2014    Certificate of Editorial Achievements from Symmetry.

2013    Elected Member of Advisory Board of International Symmetry Association (ISA).

2013    Certificate of Appreciation from ACS Publications.

2011    Certificate of Appreciation from ACS Publications.

2008    Most-Accessed Article for the first-quarter of 2008 published in Chemical Reviews.

2007    Japan Science and Technology Agency honorable certificate.

2002    VIP article published in Angewandte Chemie.

1991    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellowship.

1986    Special Award for the Best Young Investigator (Academy of Fine Chemical Technology).

1982    First Prize for Student Scientific Activity (Academy of Fine Chemical Technology).