Japan Prize 2022 laureates Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin Kariko, right, American physician-scientist Drew Weissman, center, and American scientist Christopher Field, left, walk with their trophies during the Japan Prize presentation ceremony Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Tokyo. Kariko and Weissman won the prizes for the achievement of their research into the development of mRNA vaccine. Field won for contributions to estimation of global biospheric productivity and climate change science using advanced formulas based on observation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)