Akira Harada
- Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
- Chair of the Department of Sensitive and Cognitive Brain Science, and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
- Professor Emeritus of the University of Tsukuba, Japan
- Professor emeritus at Sapporo City University, Japan
- Professor emeritus of the Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University, China.
- Visiting professor at the School of Design Arts, Beijing Institute of Technology, China.
- President of the Japan Design Society, Japan
- President of the Japan Kansei Engineering Society, Japan
- Honorary Advisor of the Japan Design Society, Japan
- USA Kaufman Research Award, Grand Prize of Prefabricated International Design Competition, Sign Design Award, Minister of International Trade and Industry Award, Order of the Sacred Treasure
Cho, Youl
- 1986 Japan CS Design Award International Category Gold Award Winner
- 1986~1988 Seoul Olympics and Asian Games opening and closing ceremony spectator event planning and directing
- 1997 Solo exhibition in Tokyo, Japan (INAX Gallery, Ginza)
- 2008 Japan Asia Digital Awards Digital Division Grand Prize and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
- 2010 ANBD Japan Yokohama Exhibition Grand Prize Winner