No Japanese Researcher Among 2026 Nobel Economics Laureates

No Japanese researcher was honored in the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The result was announced on October 9 local time, marking another year of Japan's absence in the category.

According to the prize committee's announcement, this year's award went to economists who do not hold Japanese nationality. The specific identities of the laureates were not included in the initial information.

Japan has had many years of Nobel wins in the natural sciences, but its record in the economics prize remains modest. Its continued absence from the list in 2026 highlights the country's gap in the social sciences category.

The economics prize is the last to be announced in the annual Nobel season, following medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace.