Japanese ballerina Yoshida receives prestigious British honor

Japanese ballerina Yoshida receives prestigious British honor

LONDON, England - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport James Purnell (L) presents Japanese ballerina Miyako Yoshida with the prestigious Officer of the British Empire award on behalf of Queen Elizabeth on Dec. 18.

Japanese ballerina Yoshida receives prestigious British honor

Japanese ballerina Yoshida receives prestigious British honor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Japanese ballerina Miyako Yoshida, who received the Officer of the British Empire honor from the British government Dec. 18 in recognition of her distinguished service to the arts.

Japanese ballerina Yoshida to receive British honor

Japanese ballerina Yoshida to receive British honor

LONDON, England - Japanese ballerina Miyako Yoshida (in file photo) is to be awarded an Order of the British Empire honor on Dec. 18 in recognition of her distinguished service to the arts.

Japanese ballerina Yoshida to receive British honor

Japanese ballerina Yoshida to receive British honor

LONDON, England - Japanese ballerina Miyako Yoshida (in file photo) is to be awarded an Order of the British Empire honor on Dec. 18 in recognition of her distinguished service to the arts. (Kyodo)

Japanese ballerina Yoshida to receive British honor

Japanese ballerina Yoshida to receive British honor

LONDON, England - Japanese ballerina Miyako Yoshida is to be awarded an Order of the British Empire honor on Dec. 18 in recognition of her distinguished service to the arts. Photo courtesy of Kiyoshi Nishioka. (Kyodo)

GSDF personnel for coronavirus help on Okinawa island

GSDF personnel for coronavirus help on Okinawa island

Mai Yoshida, a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force nurse, speaks in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2021. GSDF personnel started working at a nursing home for the elderly on Miyako Island where coronavirus cluster infections have occurred.

Japanese ballerina Yoshida receives prestigious British honor

Japanese ballerina Yoshida receives prestigious British honor

LONDON, England - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport James Purnell (L) presents Japanese ballerina Miyako Yoshida with the prestigious Officer of the British Empire award on behalf of Queen Elizabeth on Dec. 18. (Kyodo)

Japanese ballerina Yoshida receives prestigious British honor

Japanese ballerina Yoshida receives prestigious British honor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Japanese ballerina Miyako Yoshida, who received the Officer of the British Empire honor from the British government Dec. 18 in recognition of her distinguished service to the arts. (Kyodo)

Japanese ballerina Yoshida to retire

Japanese ballerina Yoshida to retire

Undated file photo shows Japanese ballerina Miyako Yoshida. The former Royal Ballet principal dancer announced on her Facebook page on Jan. 30, 2019, that she will retire after her performances in August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo