Japanese scientist Yoshino accepts Nobel Prize at ceremony english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 12 minutes ago - 03:43 | Lifestyle, JapanJapanese scientist Akira Yoshino accepted the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Tuesday at a ceremony in Sweden for his contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries.
Yoshino, an honorary fellow at Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei Corp., shared the prize with U.S. scientist John Goodenough, 97, and Britain's Stanley Whittingham, 77.
Ahead of the ceremony, Yoshino and his wife Kumiko appeared in front of the press.
"I feel splendid, like today's weather," Yoshino said, referring to the brisk but sunny weather following snow overnight in the Swedish capital.
[Akira Yoshino leaves a hotel in Stockholm to attend a rehearsal for the Nobel Prize award ceremony.