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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.
This article serves as an index – as complete as possible – of all the honorific orders or similar decorations awarded by Japan, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients.
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 ...
The history dates back to the Asuka period of the 8th century under the Taihō Code, when the Ministry of Ceremonial Affairs (式部省, Shikibu-shō) was formed. This stayed in existence until the reforms of the Meiji era in 1871, when the ministry was replaced with the Board of Ceremonies (式部局, Shikibu-kyoku), which was soon renamed Bureau of Ceremonies (式部寮, Shikibu-ryō) in 1872.
The Order of Culture (文化勲章, Bunka-kunshō) is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937.The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature, science, technology, or anything related to culture in general; recipients of the order also receive an annuity for life.
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 Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (大勲位菊花章, Dai-kun'i kikka-shō) is Japan's highest order.The Grand Cordon of the Order was established in 1876 by Emperor Meiji of Japan; the Collar of the Order was added on 4 January 1888.
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]