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The Japanese honours system is a system implemented for rewarding awards to Japanese and non-Japanese persons for their achievements and service to Japan. The Emperor is the head of the honors system in Japan. Established during the 1870s shortly after the Meiji Restoration, it was modelled on European systems of orders and decorations.
See also decorations pages (mark °) : Harald, Sonja, Haakon, Mette-Marit, Mârtha Louise, Astrid & Ragnhild. Harald V of Norway: Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum ° Queen Sonja of Norway: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown ° Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum °
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The Golden Medal of Merit of the Japanese Red Cross; The Golden Medal of Honorary Member of the Japanese Red Cross; Yuriko, Princess Mikasa : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown; The Golden Medal of Merit of the Japanese Red Cross; The Golden Medal of Honorary Member of the Japanese Red Cross; Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko) :
The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and were first awarded the following year. Several expansions and amendments have been made since then. The medal design for all six types is the same, bearing the stylized characters 褒章 on a gilt central disc surrounded by a silver ring of cherry blossoms on the obverse; only the ...
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The Order of the Paulownia Flowers (桐花章, Tōka shō) is an order presented by the Japanese government. The award was established in 1888 during the Meiji Restoration as the highest award in the Order of the Rising Sun and has been an Order in its own right since 2003. [1]