Japan names 3,861 autumn honors recipients, including Akio Toyoda
The list includes 99 foreign nationals from 53 countries and regions. Ceremonies are scheduled to begin Nov. 10.
Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda is among 3,861 people selected for Japan’s autumn honors, according to a list announced by the government. Women account for 400 recipients, or 10.4% of the total.
Toyoda, 70, was selected for the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Six other recipients include Katsuya Uga, a former Supreme Court justice, and Keizo Takemi, a former health, labor and welfare minister.
Four recipients were named for the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure. They include Katsutoshi Kawano, formerly chief of staff of the Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Michinari Hamaguchi, a former Nagoya University president.
Among the women recognized, actress Keiko Matsuzaka will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. Atsuko Muraki, formerly vice minister of health, labor and welfare, is to receive the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star.
The foreign honorees include former U.S. Air Force chief of staff David Allvin and former Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Both were selected for the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.
Ceremonies will take place in stages beginning Nov. 10, with Tokyo’s Imperial Palace among the venues.
