Overview
- The government’s November 3 list comprises 2 Tokiwa Grand Cordon recipients, 935 in the Order of the Rising Sun, and 3,026 in the Order of the Sacred Treasure.
- Notable awardees include former vice finance minister Toshiro Muto (Order of the Sacred Treasure, Grand Cordon), writer Setsuko Tsumura (Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon), game designer Yuji Horii, and manga artist Go Nagai (both Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays).
- Women account for 427 honorees, or 10.8 percent of the total, and private citizens number 1,910, representing 48.2 percent.
- Prefectures published local rolls and counts, including Hokkaido with 200 recipients (third after Tokyo and Kanagawa), Saga with 48, and Oita with 54.
- Aichi listed 127 decorations and 40 medal commendations and set a governor’s conveyance ceremony for December 2, while national Grand Cordon investitures and Gold and Silver Star presentations are slated for November 11 at the Imperial Palace; 104 foreign recipients from 53 countries were also named.