Updated: 28 May, 2006
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Medals
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Japanese Orders, Decorations, and Medals of Honor (Shoji Sugita) - also available in Japanese
Orders of Japan (Matthias-Vollmer - In German)
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Orders and Medals of Japan Website, where you will find information on Japanese awards extracted from hard-to-find printed books and knowledge obtained by chatting with other collectors. This site is focused on military-related pre-1945 awards so you will not find here information about the Order of the Sacred Crown, but we include the Japanese Red Cross and Imperial Sea Disaster Rescue Society awards, as they appear frequently in military sets of medals for any rank of servicemen. Also, badges of military support or patriotic associations are covered. |
Japanese Orders (Japanese Orders & Medals Website)
Japanese Medals (Japanese Orders & Medals Website)
Production of Orders & Medals of Honour (Japanese Mint Bureau)
Manchurian Orders (Japanese Orders & Medals Website)
Manchurian Medals (Japanese Orders & Medals Website)
Medal with Purple Ribbon – Actor Go Kato, actress Yaeko Mizutani and physicist Yoji Tozuka are among the 23 recipients of this spring’s Medal with Purple Ribbon for contributions to the arts and academia, the government said Friday. (Ref: Kyodo News on the Web 28 Apr 01)
Japanese Govt. honours Sri Lankan The Government of Japan announced on November 3 the conferment of The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette on Dayasiri Warnakulasooriya, President of the Japanese Language Education Association of Sri Lanka and Chairman and Managing Director of Midaya Group of Companies in Sri Lanka in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion of Japanese language education in Sri Lanka and also to the friendly relationship between Japan and Sri Lanka. He was awarded the Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation on 8th July 1996 in recognition of his contribution to promoting the Japanese language education in Sri Lanka and also to cultural and economic exchange between Japan and Sri Lanka.(Nov 02)
Austria bestows honor on Ozawa The Austrian government on Monday awarded Seiji Ozawa, the musical director of the Vienna State Opera, with the Cross of Honor for Science and Art First Class. The award is Austria's highest honor for contributions to art and culture. The director of the state opera, Ioan Holender, won a Great Golden Badge of Honor for Merit for the Austrian Republic. Ozawa was the first Japanese to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's concert. He was appointed musical director of the Vienna State Opera in the fall after resigning in August from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which he had conducted since 1973. (Dec 02)
Mathematician
Hironaka to receive France's Legion
Japan - Young athletes and volunteers appear prominently in a list of distinguished people from various walks of life to be honored with government medals this autumn. Judo champion Ryoko Tamura, 28, record-breaking swimmer Kosuke Kitajima, 21, and new gymnastics hero Takehiro Kashima, 23, will be given the Medal with Purple Ribbon. A total of 846 individuals and five groups will be honored. 93-year-old Hideko Asakawa, a cleaning servant from Tokushima Prefecture who will be given the Medal with Green Ribbon. A total of 38 non-Japanese citizens and more than 4,000 Japanese will be decorated this fall for their contributions to Japan and Japanese society, according to a government list of award recipients released Sunday. American George Olah, who won the 1994 Nobel Prize in chemistry, former British Ambassador to Japan Sydney Giffard and nine Japanese will receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. The 38 foreign honorees, including two women, represent 19 countries. Nine come from the United States, three from each of Britain, Canada, France and Germany, and two each from of Belgium, Brazil and Sri Lanka. The Japan Times: Nov. 3, 2003
Orders, Decorations, and Medals of Japan (Antiques A to Z)
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Imperial Japanese Navy Page - You can look at pictures of Japanese warships, access detailed information on these vessels; their guns, torpedoes, sensors, names, and the officers who led them in combat. (Mar 02) |
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Japan
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Nissan's Ghosn, 3 rescuers to receive gov't medals Nissan Motor Co President Carlos Ghosn and three men who saved others' lives are among the 869 people and eight organizations who will receive the Medal with Blue Ribbon given for business and public contributions as well as philanthropic acts. The three rescuers, all from Osaka Prefecture, are Takamichi Sugiyama, 57, Shinji Matsumoto, 30, and Issei Fujimori, 23, the youngest among all recipients. They will be honored for rescuing two people from a car that fell into a canal last August with a family of four on board. japantoday.com 28 Apr 04
Japan confers honour on former Indian envoy Former Indian Ambassador to Japan Arjun G Asrani has been conferred the coveted honour by Japan's Emperor Akihito for his outstanding contribution in promoting Indo-Japanese relations. He has been honoured with the 'Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun'. Asrani, who joined the IFS in 1957, served in the Indian Embassy in Tokyo three times. 123bharath.com 23 Nov 04
Japan to honor Taiwanese teacher with special order Tsai Mao-feng (蔡茂豐) has been selected by the Japanese government to receive the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun in recognition of his contributions in the areas of culture and education. Tsai, 71, who has been teaching the Japanese language in Taiwan for nearly 50 years, will be the first citizen to receive the prestigious citation since the two countries severed formal diplomatic relations in 1972.Tsai will be among 34 foreign nationals from 21 countries and areas to be cited with the Order of the Rising Sun, Golden Rays with Neck Ribbon. A total of 4,057 Japanese citizens will be cited with one of the various levels of the Order of the Rising Sun at a presentation ceremony to be held at the Royal Palace in Tokyo on May 19. A former Japanese supreme court judge will be the only recipient of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Paulownia Flowers -- the top honor. taipeitimes.com 30 Apr 05
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Samba TALL, Médaille de l'ordre du trésor sacré : L’empereur décore un passeur de cultures Samba Tall, a member of the Japanese Embassy Cultural Service in Senegal, has been awarded the medal of the Order of the Golden Treasure. The medal is awarded for 25 years of service. walf.sn Jun 05 |
Japan Government honours Indian engineer M.R. Ranganathan, a Chennai based engineer, has won Japan's highest civilian award - 'The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver rays' for promoting better cultural ties between New Delhi and Tokyo. Ranganathan, 62, is the founder of the Asia Bunka Kaikan Dosokai scheme of the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship. Dosokai, a voluntary organisation, has 500 members who help teach Japanese language to Indians who need to interact with Japanese in the technology sector. The group also holds cultural activities. news.webindia123.com 11 Jul 05
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Mrs. Sadako Ogata - President Japan International Cooperation Agency - Decorations Received by Mrs. Sadako Ogata - Grand Cross of the Phoenix, Government of Greece, Hilal-i-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan), Islamabad, Pakistan, Commandeur de l`Ordre National, Ivory Coast, First Order of the Jordanian Al Kawkab, Amman, Jordan, Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur, France, Calvarie di Gran Croce, Italy, The Order of Friendship, Russian Federation, The Royal Order of the Polar Star, Sweden, The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services, Republic of Austria, Person of Cultural Merits, Japan, Grand Officer of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Norway, Ordre National du 27 Juin 1977, Republic of Djibouti, Order of the Lion of Malawi, Republic of Malawi, Order of Culture, Tokyo, Japan, Grand Cross of the Order of San Carlos, Republic of Colombia, Order of Duke Branimir, Republic of Croatia, Commandeur de l' Ordre National de Lion, Republic of Senegal. gcacma.org |
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Order
of the Rising Sun Mr Yue Kwan Cheuk, the Founding
Chairman of the Japanese Studies Department at CUHK, was conferred The
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, a very
prestigious title granted by the Japanese government to individuals
who have made significant contributions to Japanese studies or Japan's
ties with foreign nations on the 11th of June 2004. cuhk.edu.hk |
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Order of the Sacred Treasure - Image of recipient, along with certificate. If anyone can translate the contents, please email me. kumamoto-pct.jp |
Former Turkish Ambassador Presented With Japanese State Medal Japan presented Ismet Birsel, a former Turkish ambassador to Iran, with state medal as he had an important role in the rescue of Japanese citizens who were stranded in Iranian capital of Tehran during Iran-Iraq war 20 years ago. Making a keynote speech in the ceremony held at the Japanese Embassy in Ankara, Japanese Ambassador to Turkey Tomoyuki Abe said that Japan has never forgotten Birsel's contributions. Japan is presenting this medal to 49 foreigners this year. Besides Birsel, 12 Turkish Airlines (THY) staff who took part in the rescue operation will also be awarded with the same medal. The ceremony will take place in Turkish metropolis of Istanbul tomorrow. Iraq, ruled by Saddam Hussein, gave only two days to foreign citizens to leave Tehran before it launched air strikes on Iran in March 1985. Many foreign airline companies refused to carry Japanese citizens, who were stranded in Tehran, as their priority was to carry the citizens of their own countries. Then Japanese Ambassador to Iran Yutaka Nomura requested assistance of his colleague and close friend Birsel, and asked if a Turkish plane could carry Japanese citizens. Upon Birsel's demand and consent of then Turkish prime minister Turgut Ozal, a THY plane was sent to Tehran on March 19th, 1985. The plane rescued 215 Japanese citizens only hours before the air strike. turkishpress.com 18 May 06
