As of 2015, there have been seven Japanese who have received the Lasker Award and twelve Japanese who have received the Canada Gairdner International Award, but only three Japanese who have received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Pada 2015, terdapat tujuh orang Jepang yang meraih Penghargaan Lasker dan dua belas orang Jepang yang meraih Penghargaan Internasional Gairdner Kanada, namun hanya tiga orang Jepang yang meraih Penghargaan Nobel dalam Fisiologi atau Kedokteran.