Nobel Prize laureate Koshiba wins gov't decoration

Nobel Prize laureate Koshiba wins gov't decoration

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Prize in physics co-winner Masatoshi Koshiba is all smiles while responding to questions from reporters at the Imperial Palace on May 7 after being awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from the government.

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