2020 Spring Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationalswith Neck Ribbon Contributed to...

2020 Spring

Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals

Decoration Services Major Titles Name AgeAddress

( Nationality )

Grand Cordon of theOrder of the RisingSun

Contributed to enhancinｇ Japan's role inthe area of global health

Co-chairman of the Bill & MelindaGates FoundationCo-founder and Former Chairmanand CEO of Microsoft

William Henry Gates III(Bill　Gates)

64

Media,WashingtonU.S.A.

(U.S.A.)

Grand Cordon of theOrder of the RisingSun

Contributed to promotion of friendlyrelations and parliamentary contactsbetween Nepal and Japan.

Former Speaker of the House ofRepresentativesFormer Chairman of the Japan NepalFriendship Parliamentarian League

Ram Chandra Poudel 76

Bohoratar Height,Bansthali, Kathmandu,the Third Province,Nepal

(Nepal)

The Order of theRising Sun, Gold andSilver Star

Contributed to enhancing relationshipbetween Japan and the United States inthe energy sector

Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Former Co-Chair of U.S.-JapanBilateral Commission on Civil NuclearCooperation

Daniel B. Poneman 64

McLean,Virginia,U.S.A.

(U.S.A.)


Contributed to strengthening bilateralrelations and promoting friendshipbetween Japan and Australia

Former Australian Ambassador toJapanFormer Deputy Secretary for publicaffairs, international and legal, andNorth Asia divisions, the Departmentof Foreign Affairs and Trade

John McCarthy 77

Canberra,ACT Australia

(Australia)


Contributed to strengthening therelationship between Japan and Canadaon economic and defense sector

President and CEO, CanadianChamber of CommerceFormer Secretary of State forExternal AffairsFormer Minister of National Defence

Perrin Beatty 69

Ottawa,Ontario,Canada

(Canada)

1

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Singapore

Former Ambassador of Singapore toJapan

Chin Siat Yoon 70Singapore

(Singapore)


Contributed to strengthening therelationship between Japan and Germanyon education and research

Former State Secretary of theFederal Ministry of Education andResearch in Germany

Georg Schütte 57

Wachtberg,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany

(Germany)


Contributed to strengthening bilateralrelations between Japan and Nigeria onhealth sector

Former Minister of HealthFormer Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Ibadan

Isaac Folorunso Adewole 65

Ibadan,Oyo State,Nigeria

(Nigeria)


Contributed to strengthening bilateralrelations and to promoting friendlyrelations between Japan and NewZewland

Former Ambassador of New Zealandto JapanFormer Chief Executive, Departmentof the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Maarten Wevers 68

Wellington,New Zealand

(New Zealand)


Contributed to strengthening relationsbetween Japan and Vietnam in the fieldofjustice

Former Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong 66

Hanoi,Vietnam

(Vietnam)


Contributed to strengthening the arts andcultural relations and promotingparliamentary exchanges between Japanand Lithuania

Former Minister of CultureFormer Ambassador, PermanentDelegate of the Republic of Lithuaniato UNESCOFormer Vice-Chair of the Inter-parliamentary group for the Relationswith JapanDirector of the Lithuanian ArtMuseum

Arūnas Gelūnas 51

Vilnius,Lithuania

(Lithuania)

2

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting academicexchanges between Japan and Taiwan

Former Vice President of NationalChengchi UniversityFormer President of Taiwan Societyof Japanese Studies

Lin Bih-Jaw 71

TaipeiTaiwan

(Taiwan)

The Order of theRising Sun, Gold Rayswith Neck Ribbon

Contributed to strengtheningthe relationship between Japan and theUnited States on national defense

Commander, 18th Wing Case Andrew Cunningham 48

Honolulu,Hawaii,U.S.A.　(U.S.A.)


Contributed to promotinginter-regional exchanges andmutual understanding betweenJapan and the United States

Former Lieutenant Governor of AlaskaFormer Chair of the U.S. Arctic Research CommissionFormer President (the founder) of the Japan-America Society of Alaska

Mead Treadwell 64

Anchorage,Alaska,U.S.A.(U.S.A.)


Contributed to promoting the cooperationand development of women'sempowerment policy between Japan andthe United States

The Executive Director of theGeorgetown Institute for Women,Peace and Security at GeorgetownUniversityFormer U.S. Ambasador-at-large forGlobal Women's IssuesFormer Chief of Staff to the FirstLady Hillary Clinton

Melanne Verveer 75

Washington D.C.,U.S.A.

(U.S.A)


Contributed to promoting exchanges andfriendship between Japan and the UnitedStates

Honorary Consul General of Japanin Simsbury, Connecticut

Gregory Andrew Boyko 68

Canton,Connecticut,U.S.A.

(U.S.A.)

3

2020 Spring



Contributed to the promotion of academicexchange and strengthening ofrelationships between Japan and the U.S.

Professor Emeritus ofmusicology,University of Michigan

William P. Malm 92

Ann Arbor,Michigan,U.S.A.

(U.S.A.)


Contributed to strengthening therelationship between Japan and theUnited States in the area of securitycooperation

Former Senior Director for DefensePolicy and Arms Control, NationalSecurity CouncilFormer Senior Counselor and VicePresident, The Cohen GroupMember of the Defense Policy Board

Franklin C. Miller 69

Washington, D.C.U.S.A.

(U.S.A.)


Contributed to strengthening therelationship between Japan and theUnited States in the field of the judiciary

Former Chief Judge of the UnitedStates District Court for the Districtof Massachusetts

William Glover Young 79

Needham,Massachusetts,U.S.A.

(U.S.A.)

The Order of theRising Sun, Gold Rayswith Neck Ribon

Contributed to strengthening therelationship and between Japan and theUnited States on national defense

Former Director for Intelligence, U.S.Forces Japan

Anthony LaVecchia 56

Honolulu,Hawaii,U.S.A.

(U.S.A.)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and strengthening bilateralrelations between Japan and Israel

Professor, Faculty of the Arts,Faculty of the Humanities, Tel AvivUniversity

Zvika Serper 67

Ramat Gan,Israel (Israel)

4

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting academicexchange and friendly relations betweenJapan and Italy

Full Professor, Department of Asian,African and Mediterranean Studies,University of Naples "L'Orientale"

Giorgio Amitrano 62

Roma,Lazio,Italy

(Italy)


Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations through music between Japanand Italy.

President of Orchestra Filarmonicadel Teatro Comunale di BolognaItalian representative of theSawakami Opera Foundation(Honorable Committee Member of theJapan Opera Festival)

Giorgio Zagnoni 72

Bologna,Emiglia-Romagna,Italy

(Italy)


Contributed to promoting academicexchange and friendly relations betweenJapan and Italy

Full Professor, Department of Asianand North African Studies Ca'Foscari University of Venice

Bonaventura Ruperti 60

Vicenza,VenetoItaly

(Italy)


Contributed to enhancing relationshipbetween Japan and Indonesia in the fieldof education

Former Director-General forSecondary Education, Ministry ofEducation and Culture

Achmad Jazidie 61

Surabaya,East Jawa,Indonesia

(Indonesia)


Contributed to cooperation with Japan inthe field of global health and to thedevelopment of Japan's global healthpolicy

Director of the Wellcome Trust Jeremy Farrar 58

London,United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

5

2020 Spring



Contributed to fostering bilateralrelationship between Japan and Ethiopia,and promoting mutual exchange betweenparliamentary members.

Former Deputy Chairperson of Ethio-Japan Parliamentary FriendshipGroupMember of the House of People'sRepresentatives

Hordofa Bekele Gome 54

Addis Ababa,Ethiopia

(Ethiopia)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Australia

Former Professor, The University ofAdelaideFormer President, Japanese StudiesAssociation of Australia

Purnendra Jain 69

Auldana,South Australia,Australia

(Australia)


Contributed to strengthening relationsbetween Japan and Austria andpromoting exchanges between membersof parliaments of both countries

Former Chairman of Austrian-Japanese Parliamentary FriendshipGroupFormer Member of the AustrianNational Council

Werner Neubauer 63

Linz,Austria

(Austria)


Contributed to strengthening theeconomic relations between Japan andthe Netherlands

Former Chairman, DujatFormer CEO, Yanmar Europe B.V.

Geert Jan Mantel 70

Wassenaar,Zuid-Holland,the Netherlands

(the Netherlands)


Contributed to strengthening bilateralrelationship between Japan and theRepublic of Kazakhstan through researchfor exposure to radiation

Former chairman of the Board ofDirectors of "Medical UniversityAstana"

Chariman of the Board of theCooperate fund "University MedicalCenter"

Zhaxybay Zhumadilov 66

Nur-Sultan,Kazakhstan,

(Kazakhstan)

6

2020 Spring



Contributed to strengthening bilateralrelations between Japan and Cambodia inthe field of urban water supply

Formar Secretary of State, Ministryof Industry & HandicraftFormar Director General of PhnomPenh Water Supply Authority

Ek Sonn Chan 70

Phnom Penh,Cambodia

(Cambodia)


Contributed to strengthening of bilateralrelationship between Japan and theKingdom of Cambodia through portdevelopment

Chairman and CEO of SihanoukvillPort Authority

Lou Kim Chhun 64

Preah Sihanoul City,Preah SohanoukProvince,Cambodia

(Cambodia)


Contributed to promoting Japanesemedical and health care system in Kenya

Founder and Former Chairperson ofUzima FoundationFormer Chairperson of the AfricanMedical and Research Foundation(AMREF)Former Chairperson of the KenyanNational AIDS Control Council

Miriam K. Were 80

Golf Course Est,Nairobi,Kenya

(Kenya)


Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Sweden

Former Chairman of Sweden - JapanFoundation

Bo Dankis 66

Ｃａｓｃａｉｓ，Lisbon,Portugal

(Sweden)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and strengthening therelationship between Japan and theRepublic of Korea

Former Korean chairman of theJapan-Korea New Era JointResearch ProjectFormer Professor of the Departmentof Political Science and InternationalRelations at Seoul National UniversityChairman of the East Asia Institute

Ha Young-Sun 72

Seoul,the Republic of Korea

(the Republic ofKorea)

7

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and strengthening relationsbetween Japan and the Czech Republic

Professor, Faculty of MaterialsScience and Technology, TechnicalUniversity of Ostrava

Bohumir Strnadel 63

Ostrava,Czech Republic

(Czech Republic)


Contributed to promoting academicexchange and technical cooperation inthe field of agriculture between Japanand Tunisia

Former Dean of National Institute ofAgronomy of Tunisia

Mohamed Moncef Harrabi 74

Tunis,Tunis,Tunisia (Tunisia)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Germany

Former Professor of the Faculty ofMedicine of the University ofDuisburg-Essen

Wolfgang Sauerwein 67

Essen,North Rhein-Westphalia,Germany

(Germany)


Contributed to promoting academicexchange and mutual understandingbetween Japan and the Kingdom ofBelgium

Professor in the Faculty ofPhilosophy and Letters of LiegeUniversityDirector of the Centre for JapaneseStudies of Liege University

Andreas Thele 56

Erquelinnes,Hainaut,Belgium

(Germany)


Contributed to promoting economicrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Pakistan

Former Chairman of the PakistanJapan Business Forum (PJBF)

Sohail P. Ahmed 75

Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan

(Pakistan)


Contributed to strengthening economicrelations between Japan and thePhilippines

Former Chairman of the PhilippinesJapan Economic CooperationCommitteeCounsel for the Embassy of Japan inthe Philippines

Eusebio V. Tan 69

Makati City,Metro Manila,Philippines

(Philippines)

8

2020 Spring



Contributed to strengthening　bilateralrelations and promoting　parliamentaryexchanges between Japan and Brazil

Former President of　Brazil - JapanParliamentary Friendship League

Former Member of Parliament ofBrazil

Walter Shindi Iihoshi 58

Sao PauloSao PauloBrazil

(Brazil)


Contributed to strengthening　bilateralrelations and promoting　parliamentaryexchanges between Japan and Brazil

Former President of　Brazil - JapanParliamentary Friendship League

Former Member of Parliament ofBrazil

Iolanda Keiko Miashiro Ota 63


(Brazil)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Brazil

Former Professor ofGeoenvironmental Analysis ofGuarulhos UniversityFormer Professor of Institute ofGeosciences of University of SaoPaulo

Kenitiro Suguio 82


(Brazil)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Brazil

Director of Sao Paulo School ofEconomics - FGVFormer Finance Secretary of State ofSao Paulo

Yoshiaki Nakano 75


(Brazil)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges in the field of science andmutual understanding between Japan andBrazil

Professor, The Alberto Luiz CoimbraInstitute for Graduate Studies andResearch in Engineering, FederalUniversity of Rio de Janeiro

Edson Hirokazu Watanabe 67

Rio de Janeiro,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

(Brazil)

9

2020 Spring



Contributed to strengthening the bilateralrelation and friendship between Japanand Bulgaria

Former Minister Plenipoteniary,Embassy of the Republic of Bulgariain Japan

Vera Vutova-Stefanova 71

Sofia,Bulgaria

(Bulgaria)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Vietnam

Former Director of Center forJapanese Studies, Vietnam Academyof Social Sciences

Duong Phu Hiep 81

Hanoi,Veitnam

(Vietnam)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Botswana

Chief Executive Officer of theBotswana Geoscience Institute

Tiyapo Hudson Ngwisanyi 56Gaborone, Botswana（Botswana）


Contributed to promoting exchangesbetween Japan and Poland in the field ofmusic and educating young Japanesemusicians

Professor, The Fryderyk ChopinUniversity of Music

Maria Szraiber 76

Warsaw,Poland　(Poland)


Contributed to strengthening friendlyrelations between Japan and Mexico andto promoting Inter-parliamentaryexchange

Former President of Asia-PacificForeign Affairs Commission in SenateFormer Senator

Teófilo Torres Corzo 73

San Luis Potosi,San Luis Potosi,Mexico

(Mexico)

10

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting academicexchange and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Russia

Professor of the Institute for Orientaland Classical Studies of HigherSchool of EconomicsFormer Professor of the RussianState University for Humanities.Former President of RussianAssociation of Japanese Studies

Aleksandr Mescheryakov 69

Moscow,Russia

(Russia)


Contributed to promoting academicexchange and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Russia

Chief Researcher, Dr. of Science(Professor), Institute of OrientalStudies, Russian Academy ofSciencesFormer President, RussianAssociation of Japanologists

Irina Lebedeva 70

Moscow,Russia

(Russia)

The Order of theRising Sun, Gold Rayswith Rosette

Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and the United States

Former Chair of the Board, Japan-American Society of Tennessee,

Christine Karbowiak 67

Brentwood,Tennessee,U.S.A.

(U.S.A.)


Contributed to strengthening theeconomic relations between Japan andAngola, and developing the Japaneseautomotive industry

President of the Associaion ofDealers for Road TransportEquipment and Others (ACETRO),Chairman of TOYOTA DE ANGOLA

Nuno Joaquim Borges Da Silva 71

Luanda,Luanda,Angola

（Angola/Portugal）


Contirbuted to promoting friendship andmutual understanding between Japan andIraq on municipal level

Former Mayor of HalabjaVice President, Mayors for Peace

Kheder Kareem MohammedMohammed

63

Slemani City,Slemani Governorate,Iraq

（Ｉｒａｑ）

11

2020 Spring



Contributed to developing Japaneselanguage education and promoting mutualunderstanding between Japan and India

Former Professor, Centre forJapanese Studies, School ofLanguage, Literature and CultureStudies, Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi

Anita Khanna 66DelhiIndia(India)


Contributed to promoting economicexchanges between Japan and India

Co-Chairman of the Indo-JapanBusines Cooperation CommitteeChairman & Managing Director,Bharat Seats Limited

Rohit Relan 64

Delhi,India

(India)


Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Indonesia

Chairman of Japan AlumniAssociation (Persada) in East JavaAssociate Professor, Faculty ofDental Medicine, University ofAirlanggaFormer Vice Dean, Faculty of DentalMedicine, University of Airlangga

Sherman Salim 67

Surabaya,East Java,Indonesia

(Indonesia)


Contributed to introducing Japaneseculture and promoting the understandingof Japan in the United Kingdom

Former Head of the JapaneseSectionDepartment of Asia British Museum

Timothy Thorburn Clark 60

LondonUnited Kingdom

（Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ　Ｋｉｎｇｄｏｍ）


Contributed to promoting inter-regionalexchange and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Australia

Former President of Australia-JapanSociety of Western Australia

Gerard Charles Boylan 61

Stirling,Western AustraliaAustralia

（Australia）

12

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting inter-regionalexchange and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Australia

Former President of Australia JapanSociety, Queensland

Ross James McConachie 61

Brisbane,Queensland,Australia

(Australia)


Contributed to strengthening economicrelations and promoting　friendshipbetween Japan and Guatemala

Former President of The Associationof Managers of Guatemala,Actual President of CODACA group,Actual President of Sika Motorsgroup,Actual President of INTITUTOTECNICO HINO

Danilo Antonio SiekavizzaPassarelli

76

Guatemala City,Guatemala

(Guatemala)


Contributed to promoting interregionalexchange and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Germany

Former Chairman of the German-Japanese Society in Shleswig-Holstein

Former School Principal of theHumboldt-Schule

Hans-Michael Kiefmann 73

Altenholz,Shleswig-HolsteinGermany

(Germany)


Contributed to promoting culturalrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Pakistan

TranslatorFormer Guest Professor at TokyoUniversity of Foreign StudiesFormer General Secretary ofPakistan Japan Cultural Association(PJCA)

Mohammad Rais Alvi 73

Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan

(Pakistan)


Contributed to regional exchange andmutual understanding between Japan andBrazil

Former Executive President ofBrazil-Japan Cultural AllianceFormer President of FurukawaElectric Latam

Anselmo Nakatani 79

CotiaSao PauloBrazil

(Brazil)

13

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and to strengtheningrelationship between Japan and Vietnam

Founder and former Director,Department of Japanese Language,Foreign Trade University in Hanoi

Tran Son 82

Hanoi,Veitnam

(Vietnam)


Contributed to promoting academicexchanges and strengthening therelationships between Japan and Russia

Senior Researcher, AssociateProfessor,Institute of OrientalManuscripts of the Russian Academyof SciencesLecturer, Japan Center in SaintPetersburgFormer Lecturer, Faculty of Asianand African Studies, Saint PetersburgState University

Vadim Yurievich Klimov 71

Saint Petersburg,Russia

(Russia)


Contributed to promoting Japaneseculture and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Russia

General Director of the Far EasternArt Museum

Zaporozhskaya ValentinaAleksandrovna 72

Khabarovsk City,Khabarovsk Krai,Russia

(Russia)

The Order of theRising Sun, Gold andSilver Rays

Contributed to enhancing the socialwelfare of Japanese American societyand promoting friendly relationshipbetween Japan and the United States

Former President of San FernandoValley Japanese AmericanCommunity CenterPresident of Tuna Canyon DetentionStation Coalition

Nancy Kyoko Oda 74

Van Nuys,California,U.S.A. (U.S.A.)


Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and the United States

President of Little Tokyo PublicSafety AssociationOwner of Fugetsu-do

Brian Kito 63

Los Angeles,California,U.S.A. (U.S.A.)

14

2020 Spring



Contributed to introducing Japaneseculture in the United states, and topromoting friendly relations betweenJapan and the United States

Past Director & Chairman, Board ofGovernors, Japanese Cultural Centerof Hawaii

President and General Manager,Pacific Region Baseball

Donald Mitsuo Takaki 79

Honolulu,Hawaii,U.S.A.

(U.S.A.)


Contributed to promoting Judo inArgentina and promoting friendly relationsbetween Japan and Argentina

President of the Argentina JudoConfederation

Oscar Oreste Cassinerio 68

Córdoba,Córdoba,Argentina

(Argentina)


Contributed to promoting theunderstanding of Japan in India andfriendship between Japan and India

Former Chairman, Manipur TourismForum

Thangjam Dhabali Singh 66

Imphal,Manipur,India

(India)


Contributed to strengthening economicrelations and friendship between Japanand El Salvador

Former President of INSINCA, S.A. Lorenzo Rivera Arévalo 84

Nuevo Cuscatlan,La Libertad,El Salvador

(El Salvador)

The Order of theRising Sun,Gold and Silver Rays

Contributed to introducing Japaneseculture in the Netherlands and topromoting friendship between Japan andthe Netherlands

Presenter, national TV personalityOlympic medalist of Tokyo 1964Former State Secretary for Health,Welfare and SportsFormer Chairperson of NOC＊NSF

Erica Georgine Terpstra 76

Den Haag,Zuid-Holland,the Netherlands

(the Netherlands)

15

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting Japaneseculture and friendship and goodwillbetween Japan and Canada

Former Presiden of the Sumi-eArtists of CanadaFormer Co-Chair of Women'sAuxiliary of the Japanese CanadianCultural Centre

Marie Meiko Ikeda 85

Toronto,Ontario,Canada

(Canada)


Contributed to the betterment of welfarefor Japanese society in Canada andpromoting friendship and goodwillbetween Japan and Canada

Former 1st Vice-President ofJapanese Cultural Association ofManitobaFormer President of ManitobaJapanese Canadian Cultural Centre

Kumiko Lucy Yamashita 71

Winnipeg,Manitoba,CANADA

(CANADA)


Contributed to introducing Japaneseculture and promoting friendly relationsbetween Japan and Guatemala

President of Guatemala AbacusAssociationGeneral Director of the AbacusCalculus Study Center ISHIDO-KIRA

Kira LucreciaLiscutin Córdova de Abreu

58

Guatemala City,Guatemala

(Guatemala)


Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations between Japan and theRepublic of Zambia

President of the Zambia JICAFellowship Association(ZAJIFA)

Joseph Mulenga 58Lusaka,

Republic of Zambia(Republic of Zambia)


Contributed to promoting Karate in SriLanka and friendly relations betweenJapan and Sri Lanka

Hony. President, Sri Lanka Karate-doFederation

Sisira Kumara 57

Nugegoda,Sri Lanka

(Sri Lanka)

16

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting Japaneseculture in Sri Lanka and culturalexchanges between Japan and Sri Lanka

Film DirectorＣｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｅ Member of Japan SriLanka Friendship Cultural FundAwards

Sumitra Peries 86

ColomboSri Lanka

(Sri Lanka)


Contributed to promoting youth exchangeand friendship between Japan andThailand and the other ASEAN memberstates

Former President of Association ofShip for Southeast Asian YouthThailand

Visit Dejkumtorn 66

Bangkok,Thailand

(Thailand)


Contributed to promoting municipalexchange and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Germany

Mayor of City of Meerbusch Angelika Mielke-Westerlage 65

Meerbusch,North Rhein-Westphalia,Germany

(Germany)


Contributed to Introducing Japaneseculture in the Dominican Republic, andpromoting friendship between Japan andthe Dominican Republic

President of Dominican BonsaiAssociationVice President of DominicanAssociation of MonbukagakushoScholars

Edgardo Honorato Jorge Job 74

Distrito Nacional，Santo Domingo，Dominican Republic

(Dominican Republic)


Contributed to enhancing the socialwelfare in Brazilian Japanese communityand promoting friendly relations betweenJapan and Brazil

President of Brazilian DekasegiAssociation

Teichum Hiramatsu 72

Curitiba,Paraná,Brazil

(Brazil)


Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Brazil

President of Maternity and InfancyProtection Association - GuardaMirim at Londrina

Kimiko Yoshii 79

Londrina,Paraná,Brazil

(Brazil)17

2020 Spring



Contributed to strengthening theeconomic relations between Japan andPeru

First Vice President, Peruvian-Japanese Chamber of Commerce andIndustry

Dante Aray Nozawa 76

Lima,Peru

(Peru)


Contributed to improving the welfare ofJapanese/Peruvian community andpromoting friendship between Japan andPeru

Former President of the JapanesePeruvian Association

Abel Julio Fukumoto Sato 72

Lima,Peru

(Peru)


Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Honduras

Former President of Alumni HondurasAssociation of Japan (AHBEJA)

Julio César Mendieta Canales 70

Tegucigalpa M.D.C.,Francisco Morazán,Honduras

(Honduras)


Contributed to promoting friendlyrelationsthrough music between Japan and SouthAfrica

Jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim 85

Cape Town,Western Cape,South Africa

(South Africa)


Contributed to promoting karate inRwanda and friendly relations betweenJapan and Rwanda

President of the Rwanda KarateFederation

Theogene　UWAYO 59

Kigali,Rwanda

(Rwanda)

18

2020 Spring



Contributed to promoting Judo inLebanon and strengthening friendlyrelations between Japan and Lebanon

President of Lebanese JudoFederation

Francois Saade 66

Adma,Mount Lebanon,Lebanon

(Lebanon)


Contributed to introducing Japaneseculture in Russia and promoting friendshipbetween Japan and Russia

Senior researcher of the Far EasternArt Department of the State Museumof Oriental Art

Galina Shishkina 70

Moscow,Russia

(Russia)

The Order of theRising Sun, SilverRays

Contributed to promoting regionalexchanges and mutual understandingbetween Japan and the United States

Director, the Japan America Societyof Chicago

James Allen McClung 82

Chicago,Illinois,U.S.A.

(U.S.A.)


Contributed to improving the welfare ofJapanese descendants in Argentina andto promoting friendly relations betweenJapan and Argentina

Former President of the JapaneseAssociation of Sarmiento

Alfredo Roberto Tamagusuku 61

José C. Paz,Buenos Aires,Argentina

(Argentina)

The Order of theRising Sun, Siver Rays

Contributed to promoting Japaneseculture and friendship and goodwillbetween Japan and Canada

Former Vice-President of theJapanese Canadian Cultural Centre

Peter Hiroshi Wakayama 83

Toronto,Ontario,Canada

(Canada)

19

2020 Spring



Contributed to improving the welfare ofJapanese descendants and promotingfriendly relations between Japan andCuba

Chair of Coordinating Committee ofJapanese descendants in Cienfuegos,Villa Clara and Matanzas

Luis Miyashiro Okata 69

Cienfuegos,Cienfuegos,Cuba

(Cuba)


Contributed to enhancing social welfareof Japanese Brazilians and promotingfriendly relationship between Japan andBrazil

Former President of Cultural andSports Association of SaudeVice-President of Brazilian Societyof Japanese Culture and SocialAssisstance

Tomio Katsuragawa 74


(Brazil)


Contributed to strengthening therelationship between Japan and theUnited States on national defense

Former Commander, U. S. FleetActivities Yokosuka,Japan

Jeffrey Jung Kim 50

Ota-Ku,Tokyo,Japan

(U.S.A.)


Contributed to strengthening bilateralrelations and to promoting mutualunderstanding between Japan and China

Former Vice Chairman of the BoaoForum for AsiaFormer Chief of Secretariat（Chineseside） of New Japan-China FriendshipCommittee for the 21st Century

Jiang Xiaosong 68

Toshima-ku,Tokyo,Japan

(China)


Contributed to promoting policies ofJapan in the field of marine livingresources through cooperation inscientific research

Head of Japanese delegation,International Whaling CommissionScientific Committee

Head of Science, Institute ofCetacean Research

Luis Alberto Pastene Pérez 62

YokohamaKanagawa,Japan

(Chile)

20

2020 Spring



Contributed to promotion ofenvironmental health in Japan

President, Kanagawa PrefectureChinese Restaurant EnvironmentalHealth AssociationVice President, National Federationof Chinese Restaurant EnvironmentalHealth Associations

Ｚｈａｎｇ　Ｘｕｅｊｉｎ 77

Yokosuka,Kanagawa,Japan

(People's Republic ofChina)


Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Germany

Former Chairman of the German-Japanese Society in Lüneburg

Honorary Chairman of the German-Japanese Society in Lüneburg

Burckhard Dölitzsch 76

Tokushima,Tokushima,Japan

(Germany)

The Order of theSacred Treasure, GoldRays with NeckRibbon

Contributed to the activities of theJapanese overseas establishment

Former Lawyer, Embassy of Japan inAlgeria

Mohamed Ali Haroun 93

Alger,Alger,Algeria

(Algeria)

The Order of theSacred Treasure, GoldRays with Rosette

Contributed to promoting PortugueseLanguage in Japan and mutualunderstanding between Japan andPortugal

Former Visiting Professor of TokyoUniversity of Foreign StudiesFormer Professor of Portugal CulturalCenter

José Marinho AfonsoÁlvares

81

Loures,Portugal

(Portugal)

The Order of theSacred Treasure, GoldRays with Rosette

Contributed to promoting PortugueseLanguage in Japan and muturalunderstanding between Japan andPortugal

Former Lecturer of Foreign ServiceTraining InstituteFormer Director of Portugal CulturalCenter

Maria Manuela da SilvaÁlvares

74

Loures,Portugal

(Portugal)

21

2020 Spring


The Order of theSacred Treasure, Goldand Silver Rays


Former Local Employee,Consulate General of Japan in Milan

Maria=Teresa Gamberale

Milano,Lombardia,Italy

(Italy)



Former Local Employee, Embassy ofJapan in Turkey

Ceren Ocak 60

Ankara,Turkey

(Turkey)



Former Local Employee, Embassy ofJapan in Morocco

Saadia Bourrich 66

Tabriquet,Sale,Morocco.

(Morocco)

The Order of theSacred Treasure,Silver Rays


Former Local Employee, Embassy ofJapan in Indonesia

Sugiharto 76

Bekasi,Jawa BaratIndonesia

(Indonesia)


Contributed to the activties of theJapanese overseas establishment

Former Local Employee, Delegationof Japan to the Conference onDisarmament

Mohamed Bebars 66

Geneva,Geneva,Switzerland

(Switzerland, Egypt)

22

2020 Spring




Former Local Employee,ConsulateGeneral of Japan in Hong Kong

Cheung Sai Por 63

Hong Kong,People's Republic ofChina



Contributed to activities of the Japaneseoverseas establishment

Former Local Employee,Consulate General of Japan inShanghai

Lu Hanxing 62

Shanghai,People's Republic ofChina



Contributed to promoting friendlyrelations and mutual understandingbetween Japan and Romania

Former Local Employee, Embassy ofJapan in Romania

Elena Pospisil 72

Bucharest,Romania

(Romania)

The Order of theSacred Treasure, GoldRays with NeckRibbon

Contributed to developing the Englishlinguistic ability for Japanese diplomatsand others

Former Special Chief Instructor ofthe Foreign Service Training Institute

Michael Newsome 65

Sagamihara,Kanagawa,Japan

(United Kingdom)

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