Sadaoki Furui (66), an emeritus and specially appointed professor
at Tokyo Institute of Technology, was selected as a recipient of
the 63rd NHK Broadcasting Cultural Award on March 1.  He is
the only recipient from academia.  The main contribution was
to develop a innovative translation system of speech-to-text on TV.
The award will be given on March 22 with 5 other distinguished
singer, actress and composer.