2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Address Decoration Services Major Titles Name Age ( Nationality ) Contributed to strengthening Former Commandant of the Driftwood, Grand Cordon of the relationship between Japan Marine Corps Texas the Order of the Robert Blake Neller 66 and the United States Former Commanding General, U.S.A Rising Sun on National defense 3rd Marine Division (U.S.A) Carmel Valley, Contributed to strengthening the Former Secretary of Defense of Grand Cordon of California, relationship between Japan and the United States the Order of the Leon E. Panetta 81 U.S.A. the United States on national Former Chief of Staff to Rising Sun defense. President Bill Clinton (U.S.A.) Former Prime Minister Former Vice-Prime Minister Contributed to strengthening Former Minister for Foreign Grand Cordon of bilateral relations and promoting Ljubljana, Slovenia Affairs the Order of the friendship between Japan and Alojz Peterle 71 Former rapporteur of Japan-EU Rising Sun Slovenia and enhancing relations (Slovenia) SPA at Foreign Affairs between Japan and EU Committee (AFET), European Parliament Johannesburg, Contributed to promoting friendly Gauteng, relations and mutual Grand Cordon of Former Prime Minister of Niger South Africa understanding between Japan and the Order of the Chief Executive Officer, AUDA- Ibrahim Mayaki 68 Niger and to strengthening the Rising Sun NEPAD (Niger) relationship between Japan and the African Union 1 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Former Secretary-General, Sao Paulo, Grand Cordon of Contributed to strengthening United Nations Conference on Sao Paulo, the Order of the relations between Japan and Trade and Development Rubens Ricupero 82 Brazil Rising Sun UNCTAD in the field of trade Honorary President, JAPAN HOUSE Sao Paulo (Brazil) Saint-Geuiez-d'olt, Grand Cordon of Contributed to promoting Japan's Former UN Under-Secretary- Occitanie, the Order of the international contribution in the General for peacekeeping Hervé Ladsous 69 France Rising Sun field of peacekeeping. operations (France) Paris, Grand Cordon of Contributed to promoting friendship Minister for Europe and Foreign Ile-de-France, the Order of the and goodwill between Japan and Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian 72 France Rising Sun France former Minister of Defense (France) Vice President Former Vice Prime Minister and Contributed to strengthening Vinetiane Capital, Grand Cordon of Minister of Education and bilateral relations and promoting Lao PDR the Order of the Sports Phankham Viphavanh 68 friendship between Japan and the Rising Sun Former Minister of Education Lao PDR (Lao PDR) Former President of National Olympic Committee of Laos contributed to introducing Former Director, National The Order of the Washington DC, Japanese artwork and promote Gallery of Art Rising Sun, Gold Earl A. Powell III 76 U.S.A. understanding of Japan through Director Emeritus, National and Silver Star (U.S.A) art in the United States. Gallery of Art 2 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Contributed to strengthening Fontenary-aux- The Order of the bilateral relations and promoting Former Ambassador of Algeria roses, Rising Sun, Gold Sid Ali Ketrandji 70 friendly ties between Japan and to Japan France and Silver Star Algeria (Algeria) Chairman & Managing Director, Pune, The Order of the Contributed to strengthening the Bharat Forge Limited Maharashtra, Rising Sun, Gold economic relationship between Baba Kalyani 70 Co-Chairman, India-Japan India and Silver Star Japan and India Business Leaders Forum (India) Former President, Federation of New Delhi, The Order of the Contributed to strengthening the Indian Chambers of Commerce Delhi, Rising Sun, Gold economic and tourism relationship and Industry (FICCI) Jyotsna Suri 67 India and Silver Star between Japan and India Chairperson, FICCI Tourism (India) Committee Contributed to strengthening Tashkent, The Order of the Former Ambassador of the bilateral relations and promoting Uzbekistan Rising Sun, Gold Republic of Uzbekistan to Mirsobit Fozilovich Ochilov 71 friendship between Japan and and Silver Star Japan Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan) 3 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Contributed to promoting friendly The Order of the Muscat, relations and mutual Former Ambassador of the Rising Sun, Gold Mohamed Ali Al-Khusaiby 67 Oman understanding between Japan and Sultanate of Oman in Japan and Silver Star (Oman) the Sultanate of Oman Contributed to strengthening Former Ambassador of Canada The Order of the Ottawa, Ontario, bilateral relations and promoting to Japan Rising Sun, Gold James Hutchings Taylor 89 Canada friendship between Japan and Former Under-Secretary of and Silver Star (Canada) Canada State for External Affairs Bangkok, Former Commander-in-Chief of The Kingdom of The Order of the Contributed to strengthening the Royal Thai Air Force Thailand Rising Sun, Gold bilateral military relations between Johm Rungswang 61 Former Chief of staff of the and Silver Star Japan and Thailand Royal Thai Air Force (The Kingdom of Thailand) Former Minister of Jeddah, Contributed to strengthening The Order of the Development and International Jeddah, bilateral relations and promoting Rising Sun, Gold Cooperation Mohamed Nouri Jouini 58 Saudi Arabia friendship between Japan and and Silver Star Former Minister of Planning Tunisia and International Cooperation (Tunisia) 4 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Former President of Ankara, Contributed to strengthening The Order of the Parliamentary Friendship Ankara, bilateral relations and promoting Rising Sun, Gold Group Turkey - Japan Arpaslan Kavakluoglu 57 Turkey parliamentary exchanges between and Silver Star Japan and Turkey Vice Defense Minister (Turkey) Lagos Island, Contributed to strengthening Former Minister of Budget and The Order of the Lagos, bilateral relations and promoting National Planning Rising Sun, Gold Udoma Udo Udoma 65 Nigeria friendship between Japan and Former Honorary Consul of and Silver Star Nigeria Japan at Lagos (Nigeria) Contributed to strengthening of Gyaneshwar, The Order of the bilateral relations and promoting Former Ambassador of Nepal to Kathmandu, Rising Sun, Gold Narayan Prasad Arjal 86 friendly relations between Japan Japan Nepal and Silver Star and Nepal (Nepal) Quezon City, The Order of the Contributed to strengthening the Former Governor of the Central Amando Maglalang Metro Manila, Rising Sun, Gold relationship between Japan and 66 Bank of the Philippines Tetangco Jr. Philippinnes and Silver Star the Philippines on financial sector (Philippines) 5 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Former Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Sao Paulo, Contributed to strengthening Member, Wise-Men Group on The Order of the Sao Paulo, bilateral relations and promoting the Japan-Brazil Strategic Rising Sun, Gold Roberto Rodrigues 77 Brazil friendship between Japan and Economic Partnership and Silver Star Brazil Former Member, JAPAN (Brazil) HOUSE Sao Paulo Steering Committee Professor at the University of Contributed to promoting science, Strasbourg Strasbourg The Order of the technology and academic Grand Est Former President of the Rising Sun, Gold exchanges as well as mutual Alain Beretz 65 France University of Strasbourg and Silver Star understanding between Japan and Former President of Louis- France (France) Pasteur University Kolonia, Contributed to promoting friendly The Order of the Former Ambassador to Japan Pohnpei relations and mutual Rising Sun, Gold Former Chief of Staff to the Kasio Emil Mida 75 FSM understanding between Japan and and Silver Star President Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Contributed to strengthening The Order of the Nouakchott West, bilateral relations and promoting Former Ambassador of Mohamed Mahmoud Jaafar Rising Sun, Gold 56 Mauritania friendship between Japan and Mauritania in Japan Dhehby and Silver Star (Mauritania) Mauritania 6 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Former Deputy Prime Minister/ Contributed to enhancing and The Order of the Former Minister of Planning Amman, promoting friendly relations and Rising Sun, Gold and International Cooperation/ Jafar Hassan 51 Jordan mutual understanding between and Silver Star Former Director of Office of His (Jordan) Japan and Jordan Majesty of the Royal Court Vilnius, The Order of the Contributed to strengthening and Lithuania Rising Sun, Gold promoting friendly relations Former Ambassador to Japan Dainius Petras Kamaitis 54 (Lithuania) and Silver Star between Japan and Lithuania Special Representative of the Russian President for International Cultural Cooperation, Ambassador-at- Contributed to introducing large Moscow, The Order of the Japanese culture in Russia and Chairman of the Russian Russia Rising Sun, Gold strengthening bilateral relations Mikhail Yefimovich Shvidkoi 71 Organization Committee of and Silver Star and promoting friendship between Festival of Russian Culture in (Russia) Japan and Russia Japan Former Head of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography Chairman, Taiwan Ｇｌass Contributed to strengthening The Order of the Holdings Inc. economic relations and promoting Taipei Rising Sun, Gold Chairman, Chinese National Lin Por- Fong 76 friendship between Japan and Taiwan and Silver Star Association of Industry and Taiwan Commerce, Taiwan 7 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals Alexandria, The Order of the Contributed to strengthening Virginia, Rising Sun, Gold the