| Hot Topics Award at Annual Meeting of JSBBA 2017 (2017) |
| Award for Excellence to Authors Publishing in Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. in 2014 (2014) |
| Saga University Educational Practice Achievement Award 2013 (2013) |
| Mishima-Kaiun Academic Prize (2013) |
| Presentation Award at 3rd Functional Oils Conference, Kanagawa, Japan (2012) |
| Saga University Board of Trustees Award 2010 (2010) |
| Top Cited Article 2008-2010 Award in Progress in Lipid Research, Elsevier (2010) |
| Academic Encouragement Award in 2009, Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science (2009) |
| 2009 Phospholipid Division Award for Best Papar, American Oil Chemists' Society (2009) |
| Best Overall Poster Award at 99th Annual Meeting and EXPO of American Oil Chemists' Society, Health &Nutrition Division, Seattle, USA (2008) |
| Young Fellow Award in 2005, Japan Oil Chemists' Society (2005) |
| Presentation Award at 7th CLA Conference, Miyazaki, Japan (2005) |
| West Branch Encouragement Award in 2004, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry (2004) |
| Excellent Poster Award at 95th Annual Meeting and EXPO of American Oil Chemists' Society, Health &Nutrition Division, Cincinnati, USA (2004) |