The government released a list Wednesday of 4,068 Japanese recipients of this year's spring decorations for their contributions to the nation and public in various fields such as politics, business, and arts and culture.
Seven people who received the highest honor in this spring's commemoration, the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, include former Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Etsuya Washio, 70, and ex-Supreme Court Justice Toyozo Ueda, 71.
The other five are former Nara Gov. Yoshiya Kakimoto, 71, former Kintetsu Corp. President Wa Tashiro, 82, former House of Councilors Vice President Giichi Tsunoda, 71, former Dentsu Inc. President Yutaka Narita, 79, and former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Junzo Matoba, 74.