5 Order of Culture recipients decorated by emperor

TOKYO, Japan - The five recipients of this year's Order of Culture -- electronics expert Hiroo Inokuchi (front L), painter Tadashi Moriya (2nd from L), sculptor Toshio Yodoi (C), social anthropologist Chie Nakane (2nd from R) and virologist Kumao Toyoshima (R) -- pose for a photo in the courtyard of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, the Culture Day national holiday after being awarded the order by Emperor Akihito.

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