Former President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is among 141 foreigners recognized in this year's autumn decorations for their contributions to relations with Japan, the government said Tuesday.

Juncker, 65, served as the head of the European Commission between 2014 and 2019, as well as prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013. He will be bestowed with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest honor to be given in this autumn's commendations.

The 141 recipients come from 60 countries and regions. Seven of them will be feted with the highest honor, also including Joseph Dunford, a former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and former Nepalese Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Padey.