In 2017, the following paper was awarded.  JMSJ Award 2017

Yoshida, R., Y. Miyamoto, H. Tomita, and Y. Kajikawa, 2017: The effect of water vapor on tropical cyclone genesis: A numerical experiment of a non-developing disturbance observed in PALAU2010. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 95, 35-47.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2017-001

19 Dec. 2017
Masaki Satoh
Chief Editor, JMSJ