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Human Communicatiom Award, The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, 2017 (written jointly with Daichi SHIMIZU)
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Best Paper Award, Japanese Cognitive Science Society, 2015(written jointly with Akira KUDO)
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Best Paper Award, Japanese Cognitive Science Society, 2014(written jointly with Ryota NOMURA)
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Best Paper Award, Japanese Cognitive Science Society, 2011(written jointly with Kentaro ISHIBASHI)
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Best Paper Award, Japanese Cognitive Science Society, 2008(written jointly with Sawako YOKOCHI, Kumiko NAMBA, Kentaro ISHIBASHI and Kazuhiro UEDA)
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Best Paper Award, Japanese Cognitive Science Society, 2005(written jointly with Sachiko KIYOKAWA and Kazuhiro UEDA)
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Editorial Award, Japanese Cognitive Science Society, 1996(written jointly with Kevin Crowley)
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Young Psychologist, The Japanese Psychological Association, 1992
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Kido Award for young psychologist, The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 1987