2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Address Decoration Services Major Titles Name Age ( Nationality ) The Fourth Prime Minister of Federal Territory of Grand Cordon of Contributed to strengthening Malaysia Putrajaya, the Order of the bilateral relations and promoting Mahathir bin Mohamad 93 Malaysia Paulownia friendship between Japan and The Seventh Prime Minister of Flowers Mayalsia Malaysia (Malaysia) Chevy Chase, Contributed to strengthening the Grand Cordon of Maryland, relationship between Japan and Former Secretary of Defense the Order of the William S. Cohen 78 U.S.A. the United States on national of the United States Rising Sun defense (U.S.A.) Former Vice President of the Wilson, Contributed to strengthening the Grand Cordon of United States Wyoming relationship and friendship the Order of the Richard B. Cheney 77 U.S.A. between Japan and the United Rising Sun Former Secretary of Defense States of the United States (U.S.A.) Contributed to promoting Former Executive Director, Japan's international Washington DC, Grand Cordon of UNICEF contribution in the field of child U.S.A. the Order of the Anthony Lake 79 welfare and strengthening Rising Sun Former National Security relationship between Japan and (U.S.A.) Advisor the United States 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Former Vice Prime Minister Hydra, Contributed to strengthening Former Minister of Interior Grand Cordon of Alger, bilateral relations and promoting and Local Governments the Order of the Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni 81 Algeria firendship between Japan and Rising Sun Algeria Former Ambassador of the (Algeria) People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in Japan New Malden, Contributed to strengthening Grand Cordon of Surrey, bilateral relations and promoting Former Ambassador of United the Order of the David Alexander Warren 66 United Kingdom friendship between Japan and Kingdom in Japan Rising Sun the United kingdom (United Kingdom) Contributed to strenghening Dushanbe, Grand Cordon of Former Minister of Foreign bilateral relations and promoting Tajikistan the Order of the Affairs of Republic of Talbak Nazarov 80 friendship between Japan and Rising Sun Tajikistan Tajikistan (Tajikistan) Former Executive Director, UNAIDS/Under Secretary- General, United Nations London, Grand Cordon of Contributed to promoting United Kingdom the Order of the Japan's efforts in the field of Director, London School of Peter Piot 69 Rising Sun global health Hygiene and Tropical (Belgium) Medicine Vice-Chair, GHIT Fund 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Amman, Grand Cordon of Former Secretary General, Contributed to developing the Jordan the Order of the World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai 69 Japanese policy on Tourism Rising Sun (UNWTO) (Jordan) Former President, Global Health Program, Bill & Merinda Gates Foundation Former Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Takeda Seattle, Contributed to strengthening Pharmaceuticals The Order of the Washington, Japan's leadership and public- Rising Sun, Gold Tadataka Yamada 73 U.S.A. private partnership in the field of Former Professor, and Silver Star global health Department of Internal (U.S.A.) Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School Former President, American Gastroenterological Association Contributed to strengthening Co-Chair, U.S.-Japan Caucus Washington DC, The Order of the bilateral relations and promoting U.S.A. Rising Sun, Gold David Reichert 68 friendship between Japan and Member, United States House and Silver Star the United States of Representatives (U.S.A.) 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Abu Dhabi, Contributed to enhancing the United Arab The Order of the bilateral relationship including Emirates Rising Sun, Gold social participation of women in Minister of State Maitha Salem AlShamsi 61 and Silver Star both Japan and UAE, and (United Arab promoting personnel exchanges Emirates) Contributed to strengthening The Order of the Ma'ale Adumim bilateral relations and promoting Former Ambassador of the Rising Sun, Gold Eli Eliyahu Cohen 69 friendship between Japan and State of Israel to Japan and Silver Star (Israel) Israel Chirman, FICCI India-Japan Contributed to strengthening Gurgaon, Business Cooperation The Order of the economic relations between Haryana, Committee Rising Sun, Gold Japan and India and promoting Onkar Singh Kanwar 76 India and Silver Star the Japanese companies's entry Chairman & Managing into the Indian market (India) Director of Apollo Tyres Ltd Former Presidential Special Envoy, Interfaith Dialog and Jakarta Selatan, The Order of the Contributed to promoting mutual Civilization Affairs DKI Jakarta, Mohammad Sirajuddin Rising Sun, Gold understanding between Japan 60 Indonesia Syamsuddin and Silver Star and Indonesia Chairman, Center for Dialogue and Cooperation (Indonesia) among Civilization (CDCC) 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 2001 Contributed to promoting London, The Order of the research exchange and science Former President, Royal United Kingodom Rising Sun, Gold and technology cooperation Paul Nurse 69 Society and Silver Star between Japan and United (United Kingdom) Kingdom Director, Francis Crick Institute Rank of Minister, Economic Addis Ababa, The Order of the Contributed to strengthening Sector Coordinator, Office of Ethiopia Rising Sun, Gold economic relations between the Prime Minister of the Arkebe Oqubay Metiku 61 and Silver Star Japan and Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic (Ethiopia) of Ethiopia (FDRE) Jerrabomberra, Contributed to promoting friendly The Order of the NSW, relations and mutual Rising Sun, Gold Former Chief, Defense Force Mark D. Binskin 58 Australia understanding between Japan and Silver Star and Australia (Australia) Chairman, Investor AB Contributed to strengthening Stockholm, The Order of the economic relations and Sweden Rising Sun, Gold Chairman, Advisory Board, Jacob Wallenberg 62 promoting friendly relationship and Silver Star 150th Anniversary of Japan- between Japan and Sweden (Sweden) Sweden Diplomatic Relations 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Madrid, Contributed to Karate's inclusion The Order of the Madrid, in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games President, World Karate Rising Sun, Gold Antonio Espinós 71 Spain and universal promotion of the Federation and Silver Star sport (Spain) Contributed to enhancing the Former President, Alexander Berlin, The Order of the academic status of Japan in Von Humboldt-Foundation Germany Rising Sun, Gold Germany and promoting Helmut Schwarz 75 and Silver Star academic exchanges between Former Vice-President, (Germany) both countries German Research Foundation Contributed to strengthening Koror, The Order of the bilateral relations and promoting Former Ambassador of Palau Minoru Francisco Xavier Palau Rising Sun, Gold 87 friendship between Japan and in Japan Ueki and Silver Star Palau (Palau) Contributed to promoting Lima, The Order of the cooperations between Japan and Peru Former Vice-Ministerof Carlos Rafael Valdez Rising Sun, Gold Peru in the filed of Digital 62 Communications Velásquez López and Silver Star Terrestrial TV and Information (Peru) and Communication Techonology 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Chiarman, Polish-Japanese Senate Group Contributed to developing Łódź, The Order of the interparliamentry relations and Poland Rising Sun, Gold Deputy Senate Marshal Michał Seweryński 79 promoting mutual understanding and Silver Star between Japan and Poland (Poland) Former Minister of Science and Higher Education Contributed to strengthening the Nouakchott Quest, The Order of the relationship between Japan and Former Ambassador of Mauritania Rising Sun, Gold Yahya Ngam 61 Mauritania in the filed of fishery Mauritania in Japan and Silver Star and friendly goodwill (Mauritania) Former Ambassador of Morocco to Japan Contributed to strengthening Rabat, The Order of the bilateral relations in the field of Former Director, Morocco Rising Sun, Gold fisheries and promoting International Relations, Mohamed Tangi 72 and Silver Star friendship between Japan and Training and Legal Affairs, (Morocco) Morocco The Ministry of Maritime Fisheries and Marine Transportation 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Chairman, Third Wednesday Club Contributed to strengthening The Order of the Chairman, Kinpo Electronics Taipei city economic relations and Rising Sun, Gold Inc Hsu Sheng Hsiung 75 promoting mutual understanding and Silver Star between Japan and Taiwan Former Chairman, Chinese National Federation of Industries Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan Oakland, The Order of the Contributed to developing Former Professor, University California, Rising Sun, Gold Japanese studies and promoting of Michigan John Creighton Campbell 77 U.S.A. Rays with Neck mutual understanding between Ribbon Japan and the United States Former Director, Center for (U.S.A.) Japanese Studies, University of Michigan Anchorage, The Order of the Contributed to promoting Alaska, Rising Sun, Gold academic exchange and mutual Former Chancellor, University Thomas R. Case 71 U.S.A. Rays with Neck understanding between Japan of Alaska Anchorage Ribbon and the United States (U.S.A.) 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Honorary Consul-General of Buffalo, The Order of the Contributed to promoting Japan in Buffalo New York, Rising Sun, Gold exchange and friendly relations Paul Joseph Koessler 55 U.S.A. Rays with Neck