Awards by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
 The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) honors parties who provide support from wide range of aspects for activities to promote international standardization.
 The recipients of the awards for this fiscal year in the railroad sector are listed below.

Recipients for fiscal 2016
International Standardization Contributor Award
(Director-General's Prize from the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau at METI)
Recipient Company Achievement
Hidetoshi Homma Railway Technical Research Institute As the head of the IEC/TC 9 (Electrical equipment and systems for railways) Japanese National Commission, Mr. Homma pushed forward proposals and discussions for new standards.
And as an expert of IEC/TC 9 and ISO/TC 269 (Railway applications), he made efforts in the formulation of international standards.
In the cases of DC supplied electronic ballasts for lighting florescent lamps (IEC 62718) and rolling stock electrical connections (IEC 62847), the business scales are small and the domestic industry cannot provide enough resources. Mr. Homma was able to summarize and have these details included in the international standards.
Additionally, he contributed to JIS related discussions as a member of the Railway Technology Ad Hoc Committee.


Recipients for fiscal 2016
International Standardization Incentive Award
(Director-General's Prize from the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau at METI)
Recipient Company Achievements
Yuichi Kozuma Railway Technical Research Institute When Mr. Kozuma proposed a set of comprehensive standards for the railway, including a standard for railway project planning, he was a leading force in concept creation and other central aspects from the very first stages.
As both an expert and WG assistant secretary of ISO/TC 269 (Railway applications)/AHG 2 (Generic standard) and WG 3 (Rail project planning) he pushed forward the formation of ISO/TR 21245-1 (Rail project planning process Part 1: Stakeholders and their needs/interests) and ISO/TR 21245-2 (Part 2: Conditions).
Currently, he is working on preparing a proposal and putting together the main points for the next TR.
* Achievements are as stated by METI.
Past recipients
Recipients for fiscal 2015
Recipients for fiscal 2014
Recipients for fiscal 2013
Recipients for fiscal 2011
Recipients for fiscal 2010
Recipients for fiscal 2009