According to Asian media, 3, 990 people, including former prime minister Naoto Kan and past House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima, will get awards as part of Japan ‘s , 2025 spring honors.
107 immigrants from 45 nations and regions are among the recipients, along with former US ambassador to Japan William Hagerty, international Olympic Committee chairman Thomas Bach, and former president of Laos.
On May 9, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may present the recipients of the Grand Cordon and the next-tier gold and silver star honors with their decorations at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, according to Chinese internet.
In 1967, Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister, was given the Order of the Rising Sun’s Grand Cordon.
He received the Grand Cordon of the Purchase of the Paulownia Blossoms in 2016 after his passing.
Previous Singapore ambassador to Japan Lim Chin Beng in 2004, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in 2011 and former Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar in 2012 are just a few examples of the Grand Cordon of the Purchase of the Rising Sun.
Singapore and Japan will observe the 60th anniversary of the establishment of their political relationships in 2026.
At the start of the publication The Land of the Rising Sun and the Lion City: The Story of Japan and Singapore, Mr. Lee mentioned Japan playing a “useful stabilizing function” in the wider Asia-Pacific place.
He stated that Singapore is appreciative of Japan’s efforts to the area, with Japan having been its” steady friend and partner” for more than 50 years.