*1998 Chemical Technology Prize from the Chemical Society of Japan
*1999: Battery Division Technology Award from The Electrochemical Society
*2001: Ichimura Prizes in Industry—Meritorious Achievement Prize
*2003: Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology—Prize for Science and Technology, Development Category
*2004: Medal with Purple Ribbon, from the Government of Japan
*2011: Yamazaki-Teiichi Prize from the Foundation for Promotion of Material Science and Technology of Japan
*2011: C&C Prize from the NEC C&C Foundation
*2012 : IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies from the IEEE
*2013 : Global Energy Prize
*2014 : Charles Stark Draper Prize
*2018 : Japan Prize
*2019 : European Inventor Award
*2019 : Nobel Prize in Chemistry
*2019 : Order of Culture
*2023 : VinFuture Prize