Deletion of Yasunori Hayashi

Comment: The citation evidence is not overwhelming for this field, but the career corpus and participation in some impactful work would seem to meet at least 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ACADEMIC)

Comment: Saying  doesn't override the fact that this person doesn't meet the standards of . Being published doesn't establish notability, and I don't see any independent reliable sources that this person has made a significant impact within or outside their field
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:ITSNOTABLE||WP:ACADEMIC)

Comment: Along with the clear pass of #C1 (two papers with over 1000 cites each in Google scholar, etc) I think the Japan Academy Medal is the sort of "highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national level" that is described by #C2
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)