2020 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals Address / Decoration Services Major Titles Name Age Nationality New Hartford, Contributed to strengthening * President Pro Tempore of the United Iowa, Grand Cordon of the Order bilateral relations and promoting States Senate Charles Ernest Grassley 87 U.S.A. of the Rising Sun friendship between and the * Chairman of United States Senate United States Committee on Finance (U.S.A.) Boston, Contributed to strengthening the Massachusetts, Grand Cordon of the Order Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of relationship between Japan and the Joseph F. Dunford Jr. 64 U.S.A. of the Rising Sun Staff United States on national defense (U.S.A.)

Contributed to strengthening the , * Former President of the Grand Cordon of the Order economic and ICT relationship United Kingdom Confederation of British Industry Michael Rake 72 of the Rising Sun between Japan and the United * Former Chairman of BT Group Kingdom (United Kingdom)

* Former Minister of Energy and Doha, Contributed to energy supply to Grand Cordon of the Order Industry Qatar Japan and strengthening relations Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada 59 of the Rising Sun * Former Chairman of the Japan-Qatar between Japan and Qatar Joint Economic Committee (Qatar)

* Former Minister for Foreign Affairs * Former Minister of Communications Kathmandu, Contributed to strengthening and General Affairs Bagmati Province, Grand Cordon of the Order bilateral relations and promoting * Former Minister of Tourism and Civil Ramesh Nath Pandey 76 Nepal of the Rising Sun friendly relations between Japan and Aviation Nepal * Former Minister of Labor and Social (Nepal) Welfare

Contributed to strengthening Amman, * Former President of the Senate Grand Cordon of the Order bilateral relations and promoting Jordan * Former Prime Minister Taher Masri 78 of the Rising Sun friendship between Japan and * Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jordan (Jordan)

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Contributed to strengthening Capellen, * Former President of the European Grand Cordon of the Order bilateral relations and promoting Luxembourg Commission Jean-Claude Juncker 65 of the Rising Sun friendship and goodwill between * Former Prime Minister of Luxembourg Japan and the EU (Luxembourg)

Quantico, Contributed to strengthening the Virginia, The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Commander, U.S. Marine Corps relationship between Japan and the Lewis A. Craparotta 60 U.S.A. Gold and Silver Star Forces, Pacific United States on national defense (U.S.A.) Washington, Contributed to enhancing the District of Columbia, The Order of the Rising Sun, cooperative relationship between Former Chairman of the Nuclear Stephen Gilbert Burns 67 U.S.A. Gold and Silver Star Japan and the United States on Regulatory Commission nuclear safety regulation (U.S.A.) Dubai, Contributed to strengthening Emirate of Dubai, The Order of the Rising Sun, relations and promoting friendly Former Ambassador of UAE to Japan Ahmad Ali Al Mualla 63 UAE Gold and Silver Star relations between Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) * Former Minister of Planning and Cairo, International Cooperation Contributed to strengthening Cairo, The Order of the Rising Sun, * Advisor to President of Egypt for bilateral relations and promoting Faiza Abu El-Naga 68 Egypt Gold and Silver Star National Security friendship between Japan and Egypt * E-JUST Board of Trustees (Egypt) Chairperson Cairo, Contributed to strengthening Cairo, The Order of the Rising Sun, bilateral relations and promoting Former Ambassador of Egypt to Japan Hisham El-Zimaity 65 Egypt Gold and Silver Star friendship between Japan and Egypt (Egypt) * Former UNDP Associate Contributed to strengthening Addis Ababa, Administrator (Under-Secretary- The Order of the Rising Sun, economic relations between Japan Ethiopia General) Tegegnework Gettu 65 Gold and Silver Star and Africa through the TICAD * UNDP Assistant Administrator and process (Ethiopia) Regional Director for Africa

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Canberra, Contributed to strengthening ACT, The Order of the Rising Sun, bilateral relations and promoting Former Ambassador of Australia to Bruce James Ross Miller 59 Australia Gold and Silver Star friendship between Japan and Japan Australia (Australia)

Muscat, Contributed to strengthening the The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Secretary General of Higher Oman relationship between Japan and Salem Nasser Al-Maskri 73 Gold and Silver Star Education Council Oman in the field of education (Oman)

Contributed to strengthening Nairobi, The Order of the Rising Sun, relations and promoting friendship Former Deputy Chairperson of the Kenya Erastus Mwencha 72 Gold and Silver Star between Japan and the African African Union Commission Union (Kenya)

Ceton, Contributed to strengthening Japan's Orne, The Order of the Rising Sun, international position and promoting Former Secretary General of the Normandie, Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales 73 Gold and Silver Star understanding of Japan through Bureau International des Expositions France international expositions (Spain)

* Former Secretary of State to the La Marsa, Contributed to strengthening Minister of Foreign Affairs Tunis, The Order of the Rising Sun, bilateral relations and promoting * Former Senior Diplomatic Advisor to Hédi Ben Abbes 59 Tunisia Gold and Silver Star friendly relations between Japan and the President Tunisia * President of the Tunisian-Japanese (Tunisia, France) Chamber of Commerce and Industry

* Former Minister for Culture and Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Contributed to strengthening * Former Minister for Refugee, Copenhagen, relations and friendly relations The Order of the Rising Sun, Immigration and Integration Affairs and Denmark between Japan and Denmark as well Bertel Haarder 76 Gold and Silver Star Minister for Development Cooperation as to promoting parliamentary * Former Chairman, Delegation for (Denmark) relations between Japan and the EU Relations with Japan, European Parliament

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Strasbourg, Contributed to promoting mutual Bas-Rhin, * Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2016 The Order of the Rising Sun, understanding and academic Grand Est, * Emeritus Professor at the University Jean-Pierre Sauvage 76 Gold and Silver Star exchanges between Japan and France of Strasbourg France in the field of chemistry (France) * Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Strasbourg, Contributed to promoting mutual Medicine 2011 Bas-Rhin, understanding and academic The Order of the Rising Sun, * Professor at the University of Grand Est, exchanges between Japan and Jules A. Hoffmann 79 Gold and Silver Star Strasbourg Institute for Advanced France France in the fields of physiology and Study medicine * Member of the Académie Française (France)

Contributed to strengthening * Former Ambassador of Brunei Brunei-Muara, The Order of the Rising Sun, bilateral relations and promoting Darussalam to Japan Dato Paduka Haji Mohamaed Brunei Darussalam 68 Gold and Silver Star friendship between Japan and Brunei * Permanent Secretary and Chief of Nor bin Haji Jeludin Darussalam Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brunei Darussalam)

Contributed to strengthening * Former Ambassador of Madagascar to Antananarivo, The Order of the Rising Sun, bilateral relations and promoting Japan Madagascar Mireille Mialy Rakotomalala 70 Gold and Silver Star friendship between Japan and * Former Minister of Culture and Madagascar Heritage (Madagascar)

Selangor, Contributed to strengthening the The Order of the Rising Sun, Former President and CEO of Malaysia relationship between Japan and Mohamad Hassan Marican 68 Gold and Silver Star PETRONAS Malaysia in the energy sector (Malaysia)

Nay Pyi Taw, Contributed to strengthening the * Union Minister for Construction The Order of the Rising Sun, Myanmar relationship between Japan and * Former President, Myanmar Han Zaw 74 Gold and Silver Star Myanmar in the construction sector Engineering Societies (Myanmar)

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Contributed to strengthening the Vientiane Capital, * Minister of Education and Sports The Order of the Rising Sun, relationship between Japan and the Lao PDR * President of Lao-Japan Friendship Sengdeuane Lachanthaboune 66 Gold and Silver Star Lao PDR in the field of education Association and sports (Lao PDR)

Bucharest, Contributed to strengthening relation The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Ambassador, Head of Delegation Romania and promoting friendship between Viorel Isticioaia-Budura 68 Gold and Silver Star of the European Union to Japan Japan and the EU (Romania)

Moscow, Contributed to strengthening the The Order of the Rising President of the Russian Union of relationship between Japan and Alexander Shokhin 68 Sun,Gold and Silver Star Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Russia in the economic sector (Russia)

Colorado, Contributed to strengthening the The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Commander of the 374th Airlift U.S.A. relationship between Japan and the Otis C. Jones 48 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon Wing United States on national defence (U.S.A.)

Dallas, Contributed to promoting exchanges Texas, The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Honorary Consul of Japan in and friendship between Japan and John M. Stich 79 U.S.A. Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon Dallas the United States (U.S.A) * Former President and CEO of U.S. Highlands Ranch, Contributed to strengthening Japan- Meat Export Federation Colorado, U.S. economic relations particularly The Order of the Rising Sun, * Former President of Japan America U.S.A. in the meat field, and promoting Philip Seng 71 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon Society of Colorado mutual understanding between Japan * Former President of International （U.S.A.） and the United States Meat Secretariat Washington, Contributed to strengthening the District of Columbia, The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Vice Commander, Fifth Air relationship between Japan and the Todd A. Dozier 53 U.S.A. Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon Force United States on national defence (U.S.A.)

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* Former United States Chairman of the U.S.A. Contributed to strengthening the Facilities Subcommittee under the The Order of the Rising Sun, relationship between Japan and the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee Jon Nufable 56 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon United States on national defense * Former Director, J9, Headquarters (U.S.A.) United States Forces, Japan Omaha, Contributed to promoting friendly Nebraska, The Order of the Rising Sun, relations and mutual understanding Former Honorary Consul General of George J. Behringer 77 U.S.A. Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon between Japan and the United Japan in Omaha States (U.S.A.) * Former Chairman of the House Washington, Contributed to strengthening Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia District of Columbia, The Order of the Rising Sun, relations and parliamentary and the Pacific Theodore Scott Yoho 65 U.S.A. Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon exchanges between Japan and the * Member of the House of United States Representatives (U.S.A.) Oran, Contributed to promoting academic Professor, Faculty of Electric Oran, The Order of the Rising Sun, exchanges and mutual understanding Engineering, University of Science and Nasr Eddine Berrached 65 Algeria Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon between Japan and Algeria Technology of Oran (Algeria) Strasbourg, Contributed to strengthening Bas-Rhin, The Order of the Rising Sun, relations and promoting mutual Deputy Secretary General of the Grand Est, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni 70 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon understanding between Japan and Council of Europe France Europe at the Council of Europe (Italy)

Former Professor, Centre for Japanese Delhi, Contributed to promoting academic The Order of the Rising Sun, Studies, School of Language, Literature India exchanges and mutual understanding Prem K. Motwani 66 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru between Japan and India University (India)

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* Former Professor of Department of Anesthesia Faculty of Medicine Makassar, Hasanuddin University Contributed to promoting academic South Sulawesi, The Order of the Rising Sun, * Professor Emeritus of Hasanuddin exchanges and friendly relations Andi Husni Tanra 77 Indonesia Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon University between Japan and Indonesia * Former Chairman of South Sulawesi (Indonesia) Japan Alumni Association * Chairperson of AMDA Indonesia

Asmara, Contributed to promoting exchanges The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Honorary Consul-General of Eritrea and friendly relations between Japan Michael Beyene Bairu 76 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon Japan in Asmara and Eritrea (Eritrea)

Toronto, Contributed to strengthening the * Chair of the Japan Society Ontario, The Order of the Rising Sun, economic relationship and promoting * Executive Director of the Japan David Worts 72 Canada Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon friendship between Japan and Automobile Manufacturers Association Canada of Canada (Canada)

Phnom Penh, Contributed to promoting academic The Order of the Rising Sun, Former President and Professor of the Cambodia exchanges and mutual understanding Sorn Samnang 71 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon Royal Academy of Cambodia between Japan and Cambodia (Cambodia)

* Former Professor of Literature of Dakar, Contributed to introducing Japanese The Order of the Rising Sun, Cheikh Anta Diop University Senegal culture and promoting understanding Madior Diouf 80 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon * Jury of Haiku Competition organised of Japan in Senegal by the Embassy of Japan in Senegal (Senegal)

* Former Chair of the Delegation for Contributed to strengthening Prague, Relations with Japan at the European The Order of the Rising Sun, relations and promoting inter- Czech Republic Parliament Petr Ježek 55 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon parliamentary exchanges between * Former Member of the European Japan and the EU (Czech Republic) Parliament

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* Former President of the Prime Contributed to strengthening the Istanbul, Ministry Investment Support and The Order of the Rising Sun, economic relations and promoting Turkey Promotion Agency of Turkey Mehmet Ilker Ayci 49 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon friendship between Japan and * Chairman of the Board and the Turkey (Turkey) Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines

Mogi das Cruzes, * Former Mayor of Mogi das Cruzes Contributed to promoting regional Sao Paulo, The Order of the Rising Sun, * Former President of Brazil - Japan exchanges and strengthening friendly Junji Abe 79 Brazil Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon Parliamentary Friendship League relations between Japan and Brazil * Former Member of Parliament (Brazil) * Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Brazil Sao Paulo, Contributed to strengthening the * Former President of National Institute Sao Paulo, The Order of the Rising Sun, economic relations between Japan for Colonization and Agrarian Reform Paulo Yokota 82 Brazil Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon and Brazil (INCRA) * Former President of Japan and Brazil (Brazil) Charitable Society Santa Cruz * President of Jean Moulin Lyon 3 La Tour de Salvagny, University Rhône, Contributed to promoting academic * Former Exective Member and The Order of the Rising Sun, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, exchanges and mutual understanding Chairman of the International and Jacques Comby 64 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon France between Japan and France European Relations Committee of the Conference of French University (France) Presidents Paris, Contributed to introducing Japanese * President of the Georges Pompidou Ile-de-France, The Order of the Rising Sun, culture in France and promoting National Centre for Art and Culture Serge Lasvignes 66 France Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon friendly relations between Japan and * Former General Secretary of the

France Government of France (France) Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Contributed to promoting regional * Former Mayor of Strasbourg The Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Est, exchanges and mutual understanding * Former President of French United Roland Ries 75 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon France between Japan and France Local Governments (France)

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* Professor of the University of Zapopan, Contributed to promoting academic Guadalajara Jalisco, The Order of the Rising Sun, Melba Eugenia Maritza Falck exchanges and mutual understanding * Former Director of Department of 70 Mexico Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon Reyes between Japan and Mexico Pacific Studies of the University of Guadalajara (Mexico)

* Former Director General for Pacific Contributed to strengthening and Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mexico City, The Order of the Rising relations and friendship between * Chairman for Asia Pacific of the Mexico Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Sergio Ley López 79 Japan and Mexico in the diplomatic Mexican Business Council of Foreign Ribbon and economic fields Trade, Investment and Technology (Mexico) (COMCE)

Ulaanbaatar, Contributed to promoting academic Advisory Professor, Department of The Order of the Rising Sun, Mongolia exchange and mutual understanding Asian Studies, National University of Tangaa Munkhtsetseg 64 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon between Japan and Mongolia Mongolia (Mongolia)

* Musician Contributed to promoting cultural * Former Member of Saeima of , The Order of the Rising Sun, exchange and mutual understanding * Former Member of Saeima Group for Latvia Ojārs Raimonds Pauls 84 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon between Japan and Latvia through Promoting Cooperation with the music Parliament of Japan (Latvia) * Former Minister of Culture Kaluga, Contributed to promoting Kaluga Region, The Order of the Rising Sun, interregional exchange and Former Governor of Kaluga Region Anatoly Artamonov 68 Russia Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon strengthening economic relations between Japan and Russia (Russia) Khabarovsk City, Contributed to promoting academic Khabarovsk Krai, The Order of theRising Sun, exchanges and mutual understanding President of Pacific National University Sergey N. Ivanchenko 61 Russia Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon between Japan and Russia (Russia)

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Vladivostok, Contributed to promoting academic Vice President of Far Eastern State Primorsky Krai, The Order of the Rising Sun, exchange and mutual understanding Institute of Arts and Professor at the Aleksandr Kapitan 63 Russia Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon between Japan and Russia Far Eastern State Institute of Arts (Russia) * Former Professor, Faculty of Law, Hosei University Contributed to developing Japanese , * Former Director,Japanese Studies The Order of the Rising Sun, studies in Russia and promoting Russia Centers, Institute of Oriental Studies, Kravtsevich Andrey Ivanovich 71 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon mutual understanding between Japan Russian Academy of Sciences and Russia (Russia) * Former President, Russian Association of Japanologists

* Professor Emeritus, Yamanashi Gakuin University * Former visiting professor, Hosei Contributed to developing Japanese University Moscow, The Order of the Rising Sun, studies in Russia and promoting * Former and the First Director, Sarkisov Konstantin Russia 78 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon mutual understanding between Japan Japanese Studies Centers, Institute of Oganesovich and Russia Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of (Russia) Sciences * Former President, Russian Association of Japanologists

* Founder and Member of the Board of Moscow, Contributed to developing economic The Order of the Rising Sun, Directors of Eurasian Resources Group Russia and cultural relations between Japan Patokh Chodiev 67 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon * President of International Chodiev and Russia Foundation (Russia/Belgium)

* Professor, Fu Jen University Contributed to deepening the Graduate Institute of Cross-Cultural academic-industrial exchanges and Taoyuan, The Order of the Rising Sun, Studies promoting mutual understanding Mu-Chang Shieh 83 Taiwan Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon * Advisory Committee Member, Center between Japan and Taiwan in the for Japanese Studies, National Taiwan field of nuclear safety University & Chinese Cultural University

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Contributed to improving the welfare Maplewood, * President of the Japanese American for Japanese community in the New Jersey, The Order of the Rising Sun, Association of New York United States and promoting friendly Susan Jun Onuma 64 U.S.A. Gold Rays with Rosette * Founding Board Member and Former relations between Japan and the Secretary of U.S.-Japan Council United States (U.S.A.) Plymouth, * Former Honorary Consul of Japan in Contributed to promoting exchanges Minneapolis, The Order of the Rising Sun, Minneapolis and mutual understanding between Richard E. Stahl 78 U.S.A. Gold Rays with Rosette * Former President of the Japanese Japan and the United States America Society of Minnesota (U.S.A.)

Former Chief of Indo-Pacific Military Honolulu, Personnel Exchange Program & Contributed to strengthening the Hawaii, The Order of the Rising Sun, Overseas Developmental Education relationship between Japan and the Thomas Nobuo Hasebe 68 U.S.A. Gold Rays with Rosette Operations & Continuity, Secretary of United States on national defense the Air Force, International Affairs (U.S.A.) (SAF/IA)

* Former Minister-Counselor for Vienna, Contributed to strengthening mutual Agricultural Affairs, Embassy of the Virginia, The Order of the Rising Sun, understanding between Japan and U.S.A. in Japan David Miller 68 U.S.A. Gold Rays with Rosette the United States in the agricultural * Agricultural Trade Policy and Market sector Development Consultant (U.S.A.) Alexandria, Contributed to promoting exchanges Alexandria, The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Honorary Consul-General of and friendship between Japan and Abdelfattah Mohamed Ragab 63 Egypt Gold Rays with Rosette Japan in Alexandria Egypt (Egypt) Northern Beaches, * CEO of the Australia Japan Business Contributed to promoting economic New South Wales, The Order of the Rising Sun, Co-operation Committee relations and mutual understanding David Harley Jacobs 69 Australia Gold Rays with Rosette * Former President of the Australia- between Japan and Australia Japan Society of NSW (Australia) Alberton, Contributed to promoting inter- South Australia, The Order of the Rising Sun, regional exchange and mutual Former President of Australia Japan Jim Stewart 74 Australia Gold Rays with Rosette understanding between Japan and Association of South Australia Australia (Australia)

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Bayside, Contributed to promoting economic New South Wales, The Order of the Rising Sun, Managing Director, Australian and exchanges and mutual understanding Manuel Panagiotopoulos 63 Australia Gold Rays with Rosette Japanese Economic Intelligence between Japan and Australia (Australia)

Vienna, Contributed to promoting defense The Order of the Rising Sun, Head of Auditing Division B, Auditing Austria exchanges and mutual understanding Harald Pöcher 64 Gold Rays with Rosette Department, Ministry of Defense between Japan and Austria (Austria)

Contributed to introducing Japanese Wageningen, Former Professor of Landscape culture and promoting understanding Gelderland, The Order of the Rising Sun, Architecture Department, the Graduate of Japan through the study of Wybe Kuitert 65 Netherlands Gold Rays with Rosette School of Environmental Studies, Seoul landscape architecture in and National University outside of the Netherlands (Netherlands)

* Former President of the School Board Quebec, Contributed to the promotion at the St. Viator Quebec, The Order of the Rising Sun, and development of * Formr School Principal at the St. Gaetan Labadie 80 Canada Gold Rays with Rosette private-school education in Japan Viator Rakusei Junior and Senior High School (Canada) * President of the Olympic Committee Slovenj Gradec, Contributed to promoting Judo in of Slovenia - Association of Sports The Order of the Rising Sun, Slovenia Slovenia and sports exchanges Federations Bogdan Gabrovec 67 Gold Rays with Rosette between Japan and Slovenia * Former President of Slovenian Judo (Slovenia) Federation

Prague, Contributed to promoting academic Associate Professor, Japanology, The Order of the Rising Sun, Czech Republic exchange and mutual understanding Institute of Asian Studies, Faculty of Jan Sýkora 59 Gold Rays with Rosette between Japan and Czech Republic Arts, Charles University (Czech Republic)

Tunis, Contributed to promoting friendly Tunis, The Order of the Rising Sun, Secretary General of the Tunisia-Japan relations and mutual understanding Radhia Riza 78 Tunisia Gold Rays with Rosette Friendship Association between Japan and Tunisia (Tunisia)

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Berlin, Contributed to promoting academic Berlin, The Order of the Rising Sun, and cultural exchanges as well as Former Secretary Generalof the Friederike Bosse 58 Germany Gold Rays with Rosette mutual understanding between Japan Japanese-German Center Berlin and Germany (Germany) Managua, Contributed to promoting economic * CEO of CALSA Group Managua, The Order of the Rising Sun, Carlos Reynaldo Lacayo exchanges and mutual understanding * President of the Nicaragua Japan 70 Nicragua Gold Rays with Rosette Lacayo between Japan and Nicaragua Business Forum (Nicaragua)

Contributed to promoting Helsinki, Former Professor of Cultural The Order of the Rising Sun, academic exchange and mutual Anthropology, Department of History Ilmari Vesterinen 78 Gold Rays with Rosette understanding between Japan and and Ethnology, University of Jyväskylä Finland (Finland)

* Former Director of the Molecular Manaus, Biology Department of the Amazon Amazonas, The Order of the Rising Sun, Contributed to promoting academic Biotechnology Center Tetsuo Yamane 93 Brazil Gold Rays with Rosette exchanges between Japan and Brazil * Former Director of the Science Development Department of the (Brazil) Butantan Institute

Paris, Pierre Jean Louis Germain Contributed to promoting cultural Ile-de-France, The Order of the Rising Sun, Soulages exchange between Japan and France Artist painter 100 France Gold Rays with Rosette in the field of arts (Pierre Soulages) (France)

Contributed to promoting Japanese * Former Principal of Dong Du Ho Chi Minh City, The Order of the Rising Sun, language education in VietNam and School Vietnam Nguyen Duc Hoe 80 Gold Rays with Rosette mutual understanding between Japan * Chairman of Support Group for and Vietnam Vietnamese Students in Japan (Vietnam)

Contributed to promoting inter- Żarów, The Order of the Rising Sun, regional exchanges and mutual Poland Mayor of Żarów City Leszek Kazimierz Michalak 56 Gold Rays with Rosette understanding between Japan and Poland (Poland)

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Kempton Park, Contributed to promoting academic Gauteng, The Order of the Rising Sun, Associate Professor, University of exchanges and mutual understanding Garth Lawrence Shelton 63 South Africa Gold Rays with Rosette Witwartersrand between Japan and South Africa (South Africa)

* Translator, Interpretter Contributed to developing Japanese * Former Lecturer, National Universiy of Ulaanbaatar, The Order of the Rising Sun, language education in Mongolia and Mongolia Mongolia Dambadarjaa Narantsetseg 68 Gold Rays with Rosette promoting mutual understanding * Former Lecturer, Japan International between Japan and Mongolia Cooperation Agency (JICA) Nihonmatsu (Mongolia) Training Center

Vilnius, Contributed to promoting academic Associate Professor of Institute of The Order of the Rising Sun, Lithuania exchanges and mutual understanding Asian and Transcultural Studies of Dalia Svambaryte 52 Gold Rays with Rosette between Japan and Lithuania Vilnius University (Lithuania)

Dolní Břežany, Contributed to improving Japan's Former Distinguished Research Fellow The Order of the Rising Sun, Czech Republic international contribution in the field in National Institutes for Quantum and Sergei Vladimirovich Bulanov 73 Gold Rays with Rosette of science and technology Radiological Science and Technology (Russia)

Moscow, Contributed to promoting mutual The Order of the Rising Sun, General Director and Chief Editor of Remchukov Konstantin Russia understanding between Japan and 65 Gold Rays with Rosette Nezavisimaya Gazeta Vadimovich Russia (Russia)

San Diego, Contributed to introducing Japanese California, The Order of the Rising Sun, President of San Diego Japanese culture and promoting understanding Dennis Yukio Otsuji 77 U.S.A. Gold and Silver Rays Friendship Garden of Japan in the United States (U.S.A.) Lake Forest, Contributed to promoting friendly California, The Order of the Rising Sun, Former President of Orange Coast relations between Japan and the Glenn Takeo Tanaka 63 U.S.A. Gold and Silver Rays Optimist Club United States (U.S.A.)

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* Former and the First CEO of Japan- Nashville, Contributed to promoting regional America Society of Tennessee Tennessee, The Order of the Rising Sun, exchanges and economic relations * Former Director of the Tennessee Leigh A. Wieland 59 U.S.A. Gold and Silver Rays between Japan and the United Export Office, Department of Economic States and Community Development (U.S.A.)

Contributed to introducing Japanese London Senior Curator, Japan, Asian The Order of the Rising Sun, culture and promoting the United Kingdom Department, Victoria and Albert Rupert Faulkner 65 Gold and Silver Rays understanding of Japan in the United Museum Kingdom (United Kingdom)

Toronto, Contributed to introducing Japanese Ontario, The Order of the Rising Sun, culture in Canada and improving Former President of the Japanese Stephen Dereck Oikawa 66 Canada Gold and Silver Rays welfare of the Japanese Canadian Canadian Cultural Centre community (Canada) Mississauga, Contributed to promoting friendship * Councillor of the City of Mississauga Ontario, The Order of the Rising Sun, and goodwill as well as mutual and the Region of Peel Ronald E. Starr 79 Canada Gold and Silver Rays understanding between Japan and * Former Chair of the Mississauga Canada Friendship Association (Canada) Lethbridge, Contributed to promoting regional Alberta, The Order of the Rising Sun, relationship and mutual Mayor of the City of Lethbridge Chris Spearman 67 Canada Gold and Silver Rays understanding between Japan and Canada (Canada) Chía, Contributed to improving the Cundinamarca, The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Chief Emergency Room, Santa healthcare of Japanese society in Francisco Holguín Rueda 78 Colombia Gold and Silver Rays Fe Foundation Colombia (Colombia) Stockholm, Contrubuted to promoting Japanese Stockholm, The Order of the Rising Sun, food culture through introducing CEO of Akebono Unlimited Åke Nordgren 67 Sweden Gold and Silver Rays Japanese Sake in Sweden (Sweden)

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Hong Kong, Contributed to promoting Kendo in The Order of the Rising Sun, President, Hong Kong Kendo China China and promoting friendly Wong Po Kit 69 Gold and Silver Rays Association relations between Japan and China (China)

Hong Kong, Contributed to promoting Judo in The Order of the Rising Sun, President of the Judo Association of China China and promoting friendly Pui Kwan Kay 69 Gold and Silver Rays Hong Kong, China relations between Japan and China (China)

Frankfurt am Main, Contributed to introducing Japanese Hessen, The Order of the Rising Sun, culture in Germany and promoting Curator of the Asian Collection, Stephan Graf von der 61 Germany Gold and Silver Rays friendship between Japan and Museum Angewandte Kunst Schulenburg Germany (Germany) Wuerzburg, Contributed to promoting Bavaria, The Order of the Rising Sun, interregional exchange and mutual Chairman of the Siebold Society Udo Beireis 55 Germany Gold and Silver Rays understanding between Japan and Germany (Germany)

* Former President of MAAP (Monbukagakusho Alumni Association of Islamabad, Contributed to promoting friendly The Order of the Rising Sun, Pakistan) Pakistan relations and mutual understanding Zafar Mahmood 67 Gold and Silver Rays * Visiting Professor at the Departmet of between Japan and Pakistan Japanese Language, National University (Pakistan) of Modern Languages (NUML)

Sao Luis, Contributed to introducing Japanese Maranhao, The Order of the Rising Sun, international cooperation and President of the Zildêni Falcão Group Zildêni Falcão de Oliveira 79 Brazil Gold and Silver Rays promoting Japanese culture in Brazil （Brazil) * Former President of Nippon Country Sao Paulo, Contributed to enhancing social Club Sao Paulo, The Order of the Rising Sun, welfare of Japanese Brazilians and * Former Vice-President of Brazilian Sadao Kayano 86 Brazil Gold and Silver Rays promoting friendly relationship Society of Japanese Culture and Social between Japan and Brazil Assisstance (Brazil) 16 2020 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals

Presidente Prudente, Contributed to enhancing social Sao Paulo, The Order of the Rising Sun, welfare of Japanese Brazilians and President of Japanese Brazilian Cultural Toshio Koketsu 80 Brazil Gold and Silver Rays promoting friendly relationship Association of Alta Sorocabana between Japan and Brazil (Brazil) * Former President of Maringá Cultural Maringá, Contributed to enhancing the social and Sport Association Paraná, The Order of the Rising Sun, welfare of Japanese Brazilians * Former President of Francisco Xavier Eduardo Temiziro Suzuki 74 Brazil Gold and Silver Rays community and promoting friendly Cultural and Social Center relations between Japan and Brazil * President of Brazil Japan Cultural (Brazil) Alliance of Paraná Ceyzérieu, Contributed to promoting Ain, The Order of the Rising Sun, interregional exchanges and Former President of France-Japan Gabrielle Marie Madeleine Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 90 Gold and Silver Rays friendship between Japan and Association of Ain Toufflet France France (France) Varengeville-sur-mer, Seine-Maritime, The Order of the Rising Sun, Contributed to promoting cultural Normandie, Former Chief Curator of Orsay Museum Caroline Mathieu 71 Gold and Silver Rays exchange between Japan and France France

(France) Chamonix Mont Blanc, Haute-Savoie, Contributed to promoting friendship The Order of the Rising Sun, Chairperson, Chamonix-Fujiyoshida Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, between Japan and France through Chantal Lafuma 71 Gold and Silver Rays Sister City Committee France facilitating a sister city relationship (France)

Hanoi, Contributed to promoting Former Deputy Head of North-East The Order of the Rising Sun, Vietnam cooperation in the security field Asia Division, External Security Nguyen Hoang Long 59 Gold and Silver Rays between Japan and Vietnam Department, Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam)

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Contributed to improving the welfare * Former President of the Japanese Lima, The Order of the Rising Sun, of Japanese/Peruvian community Peruvian Association Peru Francisco Okada Tooyama 70 Gold and Silver Rays and promoting friendship between * Former President of Peru Hiroshima Japan and Peru Kenjin Kai (Peru)

Sarajevo, Contributed to promoting Judo in Bosnia and Herzegovina The Order of the Rising Sun, Bosnia and Herzegovina and President of Judo Federation of Bosnia Branislav Crnogorac 68 Gold and Silver Rays enhancing friendly relations between and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Japan and Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzegovina) Mazatlan, Contributed to improving the welfare * President of the Mexican-Japanese Sinaloa, The Order of the Rising Sun, for Japanese community in Mexico Association Kazuga Osaka Esperanza 73 Mexico Gold and Silver Rays and promoting friendly relations * Former Member of the Mazatlan City Mazako between Japan and Mexico Council (Mexico)

* Adviser to the Director General of the Moscow, Contributed to introducing Japanese The Order of the Rising Sun, State Museum of Oriental Art Russia art in Russia and promoting Tatiana Metaxa 75 Gold and Silver Rays * Former first Deputy Director General friendship between Japan and Russia of the State Museum of Oriental Art (Russia)

Contributed to promoting the Pingtung, The Order of the Rising Sun, understanding of Japan in Taiwan Chairman of the Research Society of Liu Yao-Tsu 89 Taiwan Gold and Silver Rays and friendship between Japan and Dr.Ikegami Ichiro Memorial Library Taiwan

Boston, Contributed to introducing Japanese Massachusetts, The Order of the Rising Sun, culture in the United States and Chief of Administration, Chado Glenn Alfred Pereira 69 U.S.A. Silver Rays promoting friendly relations between Urasenke Tankokai Boston Association Japan and the United States (U.S.A.) Contributed to improving the welfare * Lawyer Ituzaingo, The Order of the Rising Sun, of Japanese descendents in * Legal Advisor of Federation of Nikkei Buenos Aires, Silver Rays Argentina and promoting friendly Associations in Argentina Stella Maris Masuda 74 Argentina relations between Japan and * Legal Advisor of Seibu Japanese Argentina Association (Argentina)

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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Contributed to promoting Judo in Sakhalin The Order of the Rising Sun, President of Sakhalin Judo and Sambo Russia and strengthening friendly Aleksandor Kardash Ivanovich 60 Russia Silver Rays Federation relations between Japan and Russia (Russia)

Contributed to promoting The Order of the Rising Sun, understanding of Japan in Taiwan Secretary-General, Institute of Taipei City, Chiu Ru-Hwa 74 Silver Rays and friendship between Japan and Historical Resources Management Taiwan Taiwan

Yokosuka, Contributed to strengthening the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander, , The Order of the Rising Sun, relationship between Japan and the Submarine Group Seven and Task Harry Lewis Ganteaume 56 Japan Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon United States on national defense Force 74 (U.S.A.) * Former Chairman of The Japan Fukuuoka-shi, Society of Hong Kong Contributed to promoting cultural Fukuoka, The Order of the Rising Sun, * Former President of Hong Kong exchanges and mutual understanding Frankie P Wu 80 Japan Gold Rays with Rosette Japanese Restaurant Association between Japan and China * Chairman of AJI-NO-CHINMI Co.(HK) （Canada) LTD Naka-gun, Contributed to promoting policies of Kanagawa, The Order of the Rising Sun, Former Counsellor of the Institute of Japan in the field of sustainable use Dan Goodman 74 Japan Gold Rays with Rosette Cetacean Research of marine living resources (Canada)

* Fasion Coordinator Kanazawa-shi Contributed to introducing French * Former Member of Round Table Marie Ep Nagataki Françoise Ishikawa The Order of the Rising Sun, culture in Japan and promoting "Vision of lif at 85 years old" organized Jacqueline Andrée 84 Japan Gold Rays with Rosette mutual understanding between Japan by the Ministry of Health, Labour and (Françoise Moréchand) and France Welfare (France)

Yokohama-shi, Contributed to introducing Japanese Kanagawa, The Order of the Rising Sun, * Translater culture in Iran and promoting friendly Shohreh Golparian 65 Japan Gold and Silver Rays * Film Producer relations between Japan and Iran (Iran) 19 2020 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals

Ota-ku, Contributed to promoting * President, Action with Lao Children Tokyo, The Order of the Rising Sun, friendship between Japan and the * Former Lao Language Teacher, the Chanthasone Inthavong 67 Japan Gold and Silver Rays Lao PDR and Lao language Foreign Service Training Institute education to Japanese diplomats (Lao PDR)

Delhi, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of India Treasure, Gold and Silver Satish Kumar Kapoor 83 Japanese overseas establishment Japan in India Rays (India)

Delhi, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of India Treasure, Gold and Silver Netra Singh 84 Japanese overseas establishment Japan in India Rays (India)

Delhi, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of India Treasure, Gold and Silver Mandhir Dogra 74 Japanese overseas establishment Japan in India Rays (India)

Delhi, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of India Treasure, Gold and Silver Lalit Mohan Baluni 67 Japanese overseas establishment Japan in India Rays (India)

Delhi, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of India Treasure, Gold and Silver Kailash Chandra Pande 74 Japanese overseas establishment Japan in India Rays (India)

Karnataka, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of Parameshwaran Janardhanan India Treasure, Gold and Silver 73 Japanese overseas establishment Japan in India Pillai Rays (India)

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Western Province, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of Janak Jeevantha Sri Lanka Treasure, Gold and Silver 61 Japanese overseas establishment Japan in Sri Lanka Bandaranayake Rays (Sri Lanka)

La Paz City, The Order of the Sacred La Paz, Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of Jorge Guillermo Omoya Treasure, Gold and Silver 65 Bolivia Japanese overseas establishment Japan in Bolivia Benitez Rays (Bolivia) Penang, The Order of the Sacred Penang, Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Consulate Treasure, Gold and Silver Khoo Swee Hong 60 Malaysia Japanese overseas establishment General of Japan in Penang Rays (Malaysia)

Saint Petersburg, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Consulate Russia Treasure, Gold and Silver Aleksei Dmitrievich Nasilov 60 Japanese overseas establishment General of Japan in Saint-Petersburg Rays (Russia)

East Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of Nugroho Subhanu 84 Indonesia Treasure, Silver Rays Japanese overseas establishment Japan in Indonesia (Indonesia) 6 October, Giza, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of Mohamed Amer Mohamed 62 Egypt Treasure, Silver Rays Japanese overseas establishment Japan in Egypt Abdel=Razek (Egypt)

Bangkok, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee of the Embassy Thailand Charnprasertsuk Nathathai 61 Treasure, Silver Rays Japanese overseas establishment of Japan in Thailand (Thailand)

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Dalian, Former Local Employee, Consular Office Liaoning, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the of Japan in Dalian, Consulate General of Lin Chengde 62 China Treasure, Silver Rays Japanese overseas establishment Japan in Shenyang (China)

Santiago, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of Chile Eleodoro Gavilán Pérez 76 Treasure, Silver Rays Japanese overseas establishment Japan in Chile (Chile)

Vinetiane Capital, The Order of the Sacred Contributed to the activities of the Former Local Employee, Embassy of Lao PDR Thongsy Misavane 60 Treasure, Silver Rays Japanese overseas establishment Japan in the Lao PDR (Lao PDR)

Joyo-shi, Contributed to promoting The Order of the Kyoto, academic exchange and Former Professor, Faculty of Letters, Sacred Treasure, Gold Klaus Spennemann 82 Japan mutual understanding Doshisya University Rays with Rosette between Japan and Germany (Germany)

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