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Sanseito party head Sohei Kamiya

Sohei Kamiya, head of the opposition Sanseito party, attaches a rosette to the name of a party candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election in the early hours of July 21, 2025, in Tokyo.

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Upper house election in Japan

Tetsuo Saito (3rd from R), head of the Komeito party, the junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition, attaches a rosette to the name of a party candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 20, 2025, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo.

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Upper house election in Japan

Tetsuo Saito (3rd from R), head of the Komeito party, the junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition, attaches a rosette to the name of a party candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 20, 2025, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo.

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Cooking expert Hattori

Yukio Hattori, head of Hattori Nutrition College, speaks during an interview at the college in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2020, after he was told that he would be decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. The cooking expert best known as a commentator on the television show Iron Chef died of illness on Oct. 4, 2024, aged 78.

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Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

File photo taken in 2010 shows Japanese cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto commenting on his receiving the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette the same year. Matsumoto, known for his works "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Battleship Yamato," died of acute heart failure on Feb. 13, 2023, at age 85, his production studio said.

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Japanese American honored for efforts on bilateral ties

WASHINGTON, United States - Floyd Mori, a retired Japanese American politician, speaks on March 14, 2013 during a ceremony at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Washington after being decorated by Japan for his decades-long contributions to deepening the Japan-U.S. relations. The Japanese government last autumn gave Mori the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, in recognition of his contributions to improving the status of Japanese Americans and promoting Japanese culture in the United States, as well as strengthening economic relations between the two countries.

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Japan-America Society of New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH, United States - Japanese Consul General in Boston Takeshi Hikihara (L) notifies Charles Doleac, president of the Japan-America Society of New Hampshire, that he will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, from the Japanese government in recognition of his contributions to promoting friendship between Japan and the United States, during a ceremony held Sept. 5, 2011 at a hotel in suburban Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed near Portsmouth in September 1905, ending the Japan-Russo war.

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Fumio Kishida (C, L) attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 10, 2022, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo.

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Fumio Kishida attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 10, 2022, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo.

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Fumio Kishida attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 10, 2022, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo.

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Fumio Kishida attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 10, 2022, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo.

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Fumio Kishida (C) attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 10, 2022, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo.

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Fumio Kishida attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 10, 2022, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo.

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Sanae Takaichi attach a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 10, 2022, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo.

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RWANDA-KIGALI-DISABILITY-SUCCESS

(220516) -- KIGALI, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rosette Uwifashije (R) poses with her husband in Muhanga district, Rwanda, May 14, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rwandan blind woman's story of success against odds" (Photo by James Gashumba/Xinhua)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-DISABILITY-SUCCESS

(220516) -- KIGALI, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rosette Uwifashije (C) guides trainees at her training center in Muhanga district, Rwanda, May 14, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rwandan blind woman's story of success against odds" (Photo by James Gashumba/Xinhua)

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General election in Japan

Natsuo Yamaguchi (2nd from R), who heads Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's junior coalition partner, attaches a rosette at his party's headquarters in Tokyo to the name of a Komeito candidate assured of victory in the House of Representatives election on Oct. 31, 2021.

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General election in Japan

Natsuo Yamaguchi, who heads Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's junior coalition partner, attaches a rosette at his party's headquarters in Tokyo to the name of a Komeito candidate assured of victory in the House of Representatives election on Oct. 31, 2021.

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General election in Japan

Natsuo Yamaguchi (2nd from L), who heads Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's junior coalition partner, attaches a rosette at his party's headquarters in Tokyo to the name of a Komeito candidate assured of victory in the House of Representatives election on Oct. 31, 2021.

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General election in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attaches a rosette in Tokyo to the name of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate assured of victory in the House of Representatives election on Oct. 31, 2021.

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General election in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attaches a rosette in Tokyo to the name of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate assured of victory in the House of Representatives election on Oct. 31, 2021.

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Hank Aaron receives Japanese decoration

Japanese Consul General Takashi Shinozuka (L) and retired American baseball player Hank Aaron are pictured after a ceremony to confer the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette on Aaron at Shinozuka's official residence in Atlanta on Jan. 14, 2016. Aaron, 81, still in second place for most MLB career home runs with 755, was awarded for his contributions to exchanges between Japanese and American youth through baseball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hank Aaron receives Japanese decoration

Retired American baseball player Hank Aaron speaks after receiving the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, at the official residence of the Japanese consul general in Atlanta on Jan. 14, 2016. Aaron, 81, still in second place for most MLB career home runs with 755, was awarded for his contributions to exchanges between Japanese and American youth through baseball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED Japan-America Society of New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH, United States - CORRECTING LAST SENTENCE Japanese Consul General in Boston Takeshi Hikihara (L) notifies Charles Doleac, president of the Japan-America Society of New Hampshire, that he will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, from the Japanese government in recognition of his contributions to promoting friendship between Japan and the United States, during a ceremony held Sept. 5, 2011 at a hotel in suburban Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed near Portsmouth in September 1905, ending the Japan-Russo war. (Kyodo)

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Japan-America Society of New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH, United States - Japanese Consul General in Boston Takeshi Hikihara (L) notifies Charles Doleac, president of the Japan-America Society of New Hampshire, that he will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, from the Japanese government in recognition of his contributions to promoting friendship between Japan and the United States, during a ceremony held Sept. 5, 2011 at a hotel in suburban Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Portsmouth was where the Treaty of Portsmouth was signed in September 1905, ending the Japan-Russo war. (Kyodo)

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) attaches a rosette to the name of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (4th from R) attaches a rosette to the name of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) attaches a rosette to the name of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe (C) attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe (C) attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attaches a rosette to the name of an LDP candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's election operations center in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the Komeito party, attaches a rosette to his name after being assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Natsuo Yamaguchi (2nd from R), head of the Komeito party, attaches a rosette to his name after being assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Natsuo Yamaguchi (2nd from R), head of the Komeito party, attaches a rosette to the name of a Komeito candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Natsuo Yamaguchi (2nd from R), head of the Komeito party, attaches a rosette to the name of a Komeito candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the Komeito party, attaches a rosette to the name of a Komeito candidate assured of victory in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's lower house election

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano (R) and his deputy Akira Nagatsuma attach a rosette to the name of a CDPJ candidate who is expected to win in the House of Representatives election, in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's lower house election

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano attaches a rosette to the name of a CDPJ candidate who is expected to win in the House of Representatives election, in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's lower house election

Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi (R) attaches a rosette to the name of a Komeito candidate who is expected to win in the House of Representatives election, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo