Order of the Rising Sun
The Order of the Rising Sun (旭日章, Kyokujitsu-shō) is a Japanese government honor established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government,[1] It was created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State.[2]
The modern version of this honor has been given to non-Japanese recipients beginning in 1981.[3]
The awarding of the Order is administered by the Decoration Bureau of Office of the Prime Minister. It is awarded in the name of the Emperor.
Classes
[change | change source]The Order was awarded in nine classes until 2003. Since then, it has been awarded in seven classes.
Selected recipients
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1st Class, Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Grand Cordon
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- Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967)[4]
- Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964)[5]
1st Class, Grand Cordon
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- Edmund Barton, 1905[6]
- Sepp Blatter, 2009[7]
- Malcolm Fraser, 2006
- Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)[8]
- Wangari Maathai, 2009[9]
- John McEwen 1973[10]
- Robert Menzies (1894–1978)[11]
- Goh Chok Tong, 2011[12]
- Gough Whitlam, 2006
2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star
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- Momofuku Ando (1910–2007), 2002[13]
- Donald Keene, 1993[14]
3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
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- Clint Eastwood, 2009[15]
- Ian Nish, 1991[16]
- Raaj Sah, 2017
4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette
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- Martha Argerich, 2005[17]
- George Takei, 2004[18]
- H. Paul Varley, 1966[19]
5th Class, Gold and Silver Rays
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- Yoshizawa, Akira (1911–2005)[20]
6th Class, Silver Rays
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- Henry Hajimu Fujii (1886–1976)[21]
- Tsuyako Coveney (2017) [22]
7th Class, Green Paulownia Leaves Medal
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In 2003, this grade of the Order was abolished.
8th Class, White Paulownia Leaves Medal
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In 2003, this grade of the Order was abolished.
Class unknown
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Decorations Bureau web site". .cao.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ↑ "Council of State decree". Quanonline.com. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ↑ "Weatherhead East Asian Institute web site - Carol Gluck". Columbia.edu. 2006-05-01. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ↑ Honor conferred 1963 -- Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Archived 2013-05-18 at the Wayback Machine: Biographie, Orden und Ehrenzeichen Archived 2013-07-05 at the Wayback Machine; Kyokujitsu-sho, Orden der Aufgehenden Sonne, 1. Klasse, Großkreuz (22 März 1960); Kyokujitsu Tokwa Daiju-sho (Orden der Aufgehenden Sonne mit Paulownia-Blüten ((2 Dezember 1963). (in German)
- ↑ Department of the Army, Headquarters: General Orders, No. 13. April 6, 1964.
- ↑ Rutledge, Martha. (1979). "Barton, Sir Edmund (1849 - 1920)," Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, pp 194–200; Scaramouche. "Sir Edmund Barton"
- ↑ FIFA: Honors, Sepp Blatter Archived 2009-06-12 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Honor awarded 2000 -- Awards Archived 2010-10-07 at the Wayback Machine; Cillizza, Chris. "Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at age 88," Washington Post. December 17, 2012; retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ↑ Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan: Wangari Maathai Archived 2010-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, 2009.
- ↑ C. J. Lloyd. "McEwen, Sir John (1900–1980)". Adb.online.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ↑ Honor awarded 1973 -- National Archives of Australia Archived 2009-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ S Ramesh. "Goh Chok Tong to receive award from Japanese emperor Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine". channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 NNDB: Order of the Rising Sun
- ↑ Keene Center of Japanese Culture, About Donald Keene Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ↑ "Japan honors Clint Eastwood in spring decorations," Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Japan Today. April 29, 2008.
- ↑ Kenrick, Vivienne. "Personality Profile: Ian Nish," Japan Times. September 18, 2004.
- ↑ ""Martha Argerich - IMG Artists"". Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ↑ "George Tekei, bio notes". Georgetakei.com. Archived from the original on 2001-09-22. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ↑ Honor awarded 1996 -- Columbia University, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Faculty Profiles
- ↑ Honor awarded 1983 -- "Origami artist of stunning originality who became an ambassador for Japanese culture and his art" Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine. The Times (London). March 30, 2005; Lister, David. "Obituary: Akira Yoshizawa; Japanese craftsman who singlehandedly revived the art of origami," The Guardian (Manchester). April 8, 2005.
- ↑ Honor awarded on 1971 -- Henshall, Mary. "Pioneer Portraits: Henry and Fumiko Fujii," Idaho Yesterdays, Spring, 1975, pp. 20–27; Washington State University Libraries: "Furthering friendship between Japan and the United States, April 1971" Archived 2015-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2017 Autumn Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays on Mrs. Tsuyako Sogawa Coveney, Consulate-General of Japan in Perth: [1] Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
[change | change source]- Peterson, James W., Barry C. Weaver and Michael A. Quigley. (2001). Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States. San Ramon, California: Orders and Medals Society of America. ISBN 1-890974-09-9
Other websites
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Media related to Order of the Rising Sun at Wikimedia Commons
- Japan, Cabinet Office: Decorations and Medals Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Decoration Bureau: Order of the Paulownia Flowers Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Decoration Bureau: Order of the Rising Sun Archived 2008-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Japan Mint: Production Process Archived 2013-01-05 at the Wayback Machine