Person of Cultural Merit
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System of recognition
The Order of Culture and Persons of Cultural Merit function in tandem to honor those who have contributed to the advancement and development of Japanese culture in a variety of fields, including academia, arts, science[1] and sports.[2]
Persons of Cultural Merit
The 1951 Law on Pensions for the Persons of Cultural Merit honors persons of cultural merit by providing a special government-sponsored pension. Since 1955, the new honorees have been announced on the same day as the award ceremony for the Order of Culture.[1]
Order of Culture
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Selected recipients
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- Makoto Asashima, developmental biologist[2]
- Seiji Ozawa, conductor[2]
- Hisao Domoto, abstract painter
- Toru Funamura, composer[2]
- Toshi Ichiyanagi, composer[2]
- Akira Isogai, bio-organic chemistry researcher[2]
- Tota Kaneko, haiku poet[2]
- Asami Maki, choreographer[2]
- Kyoko Matsuoka, author and translator[3]
- Makoto Nagao, information engineering[2]
- Tomijuro Nakamura, Kabuki actor[2]
- Tatsuo Nishida, linguist[2]
- Man Nomura, Kyogen actor[2]
- Sayume Okuda, craftswoman[2]
- Hiroyuki Sakaki, electronic engineer[2]
- Koichi Shimoda, physicist[2]
- Kiichi Sumikawa, sculptor[2]
- Kenichi Tominaga, economic sociologist[2]
- Naoya Shiga (1951), author[1]
- Hideki Yukawa (1951), physicist[1]
- Masuji Ibuse (1966), author (for the work Black Rain).
- Haruko Sugimura (1974), actress
- Motoo Ōtaguro (1977), music critic[4]
- Susumu Tonegawa (1983), medical researcher[5]
- Hisaya Morishige (1984), actor
- Fuku Akino (1991), Nihonga painter[6]
- Ryotaro Shiba (1991), writer[7]
- Isuzu Yamada (1993), actress
- Migishi Setsuko (1994), painter[8]
- Jakucho Setouchi (1997), Buddhist nun and author[9]
- Mitsuko Mori (1998), actress
- Koji Nakanishi (1999), chemist
- Marius Berthus Jansen (1999), historian[1]
- Ito Masami (2000), judge[1]
- Ishimura Uzaemon XVII (2000), Kabuki actor[1]
- Shotaro Yasuoka (2001), writer[10]
- Donald Keene (2002), educator[2]
- Akira Ifukube (2003), composer[11]
- Shozo Shimada (2004), artist
- Ken Takakura (2006), actor
- Tatsuya Nakadai (2007), actor
- Makoto Asashima (2008), biologist
- Nakamura Tomijyuro V (2008), Kabuki actor[12]
- Taiho Koki (2009), sumo wrestler[13]
- Yoshihide Kozai (2009), astronomer
- Sayuri Yoshinaga (2010), actress
- Hideji Ōtaki (2011), actor
- Matsumoto Kōshirō IX (2012), Kabuki actor
- Hayao Miyazaki (2012), film director, animator, manga artist, producer, and screenwriter[14]
- Shun'ichi Amari (2012), mathematician
- Hiroko Takenishi (2012), author
- Mitsumasa Anno (2012), artist, children's author
- Keiji Morokuma (2012), theoretical and computational chemist[15][16][17]
- Nobutaka Hirokawa (2013), neuroscientist and cell biologist
- Tamio Yamakawa (2014), biochemist[18]
- Tsuneko Okazaki (2015), molecular biologist[19]
- Tsumura Setsuko (2016), novelist[20]
- Nakamura Kichiemon II (2017), Kabuki actor
- Mutsuo Takahashi (2017), poet
- Hisashi Yamamoto (2018), chemist
- Moto Hagio (2019), manga artist[21]
- Shigeru Miyamoto (2019), video game developer[22][23]
- Koichi Sugiyama (2020), composer[24]
- Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (2020), economist[25]
- Masatoshi Sakai (2020), record producer[26][27]
- Yoshiyuki Tomino (2021), Mecha anime creator, animator, songwriter, director, screenwriter, novelist[28]
See also
- Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class (Austria)
- Italian Medal of Merit for Culture and Art
- Living National Treasure (Japan)
- Order of Arts and Letters of Spain
- Order of Honour (Russia)
- Order of the Companions of Honour (UK)
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)
- Pour le Mérite (Germany; recognised by the state, though not a state order)
Notes
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References
- 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. Template:ISBN
External links
- Japan, Cabinet Office: Decorations and Medals in Japan
- Decoration Bureau: Order of Culture
- Japan Mint: Production Process (archived)