Professor Tachi has won The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Prizes for Science and Technology, Research Category) .
Professor Inami, who is one of the alumni of Tachi Laboratory has won The Young Scientists' Prize of this prize as well.
Details as follows:
http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/23/04/1304367.htm
-The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of 2011 year, Prizes for Science and Technology (PDF, Japanese only)
http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/23/04/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/04/11/1304367_2_1.pdf
-The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of 2011 year, The Young Scientists' Prize (PDF, Japanese only)
http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/23/04/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/04/08/1304367_3.pdf