5 Order of Culture recipients decorated by emperor

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.

Nakane, 4 others to receive cultural awards

Nakane, 4 others to receive cultural awards

TOKYO, Japan - Social anthropologist Chie Nakane (photo) and four others will be awarded this year's Order of Culture, the government announces on Oct. 30. The other four recipients are electronics expert Hiroo Inokuchi, virologist Kumao Toyoshima, painter Tadashi Moriya and sculptor Toshio Yodoi. The five will be given the awards by the emperor at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3, Culture Day.

Tanaka's advisory panel holds first session

Tanaka's advisory panel holds first session

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) greets Chie Nakane (C), professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (R), a goodwill ambassador of the U.N. Children's Fund, who arrived at the Foreign Ministry on Sept. 5 to attend the first session of her advisory panel on foreign policy.

5 Order of Culture recipients decorated by emperor

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.

Nakane, 4 others to receive cultural awards

Nakane, 4 others to receive cultural awards

TOKYO, Japan - Social anthropologist Chie Nakane (photo) and four others will be awarded this year's Order of Culture, the government announces on Oct. 30. The other four recipients are electronics expert Hiroo Inokuchi, virologist Kumao Toyoshima, painter Tadashi Moriya and sculptor Toshio Yodoi. The five will be given the awards by the emperor at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3, Culture Day.

Tanaka's advisory panel holds first session

Tanaka's advisory panel holds first session

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) greets Chie Nakane (C), professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (R), a goodwill ambassador of the U.N. Children's Fund, who arrived at the Foreign Ministry on Sept. 5 to attend the first session of her advisory panel on foreign policy.