Shirakawa, 5 others awarded Order of Culture by emperor

Shirakawa, 5 others awarded Order of Culture by emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel laureate Hideki Shirakawa (Far L) and five others sit in a photo session Nov. 3 at the Imperial Palace after they were awarded this year's Order of Culture by Emperor Akihito. Next to Shirakawa is leather craftswoman Fukuko Okubo, 81, followed by calligrapher Kason Sugioka, 87, actress Isuzu Yamada, 83, sinologist Tadao Ishikawa, 78, and organic chemist Ryoji Noyori, 62. At the ceremony, which started at 10:30 a.m., the emperor decorated each of the recipients, who then received a certificate from Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.

Nobel laureate Shirakawa gets cultural order

Nobel laureate Shirakawa gets cultural order

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show the six winners of this year's Order of Culture named Oct. 24. (Upper, from L to R) sinologist Tadao Ishikawa, leather craftswoman Fukuko Okubo and Nobel laureate Hideki Shirakawa, (lower, from L to R) calligrapher Kason Sugioka, organic chemist Ryoji Noyori and actress Isuzu Yamada. They will receive their order from Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace on Culture Day on Nov. 3.

Visitor looks at Kason Sugioka's calligraphy at Nara museum

Visitor looks at Kason Sugioka's calligraphy at Nara museum

A visitor looks at a collaborative work of calligrapher Kason Sugioka (1913-2012) with Japanese-style painter Yujin Nakaji at the Nara City Museum of calligraphy in honor of Kason Sugioka in the western Japanese city on July 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tourists experience calligraphy at Nara museum

Tourists experience calligraphy at Nara museum

Tourists try their hand at calligraphy at the Nara City Museum of calligraphy in honor of Kason Sugioka in the western Japanese city on July 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shirakawa, 5 others awarded Order of Culture by emperor

Shirakawa, 5 others awarded Order of Culture by emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel laureate Hideki Shirakawa (Far L) and five others sit in a photo session Nov. 3 at the Imperial Palace after they were awarded this year's Order of Culture by Emperor Akihito. Next to Shirakawa is leather craftswoman Fukuko Okubo, 81, followed by calligrapher Kason Sugioka, 87, actress Isuzu Yamada, 83, sinologist Tadao Ishikawa, 78, and organic chemist Ryoji Noyori, 62. At the ceremony, which started at 10:30 a.m., the emperor decorated each of the recipients, who then received a certificate from Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.