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Fall 2013 Recipients of Japanese Decorations Announced

The Government of Japan has announced the recipients of the Orders and Medals of Honour of Japan for fall 2013, which include six individuals from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

Recipients of Order

Yoshito Kishi

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star

  • Position: Distinguished Professor, School of Agricultural Sciences, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Emeritus Professor, Harvard University; Person of Cultural Merit

  • Specialty: Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Natural Products Chemistry

Morikazu Ushiogi

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of International Development, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Former Dean, School of Education, Library Director, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Former Dean, Contemporary Sociology, Musashino Women’s College (currently Musashino Univ.)

  • Specialty: Educational Sociology

Norio Mitani

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Emeritus Professor, School of Languages and Cultures, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Former Dean, School of Languages and Cultures, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Emeritus Professor, Aichi Bunkyo University

  • Specialty: English Literature

Masao Mori

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Letters, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Former Vice President, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Former Dean, School of Letters, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Former President, Aichi Prefectural University

  • Specialty: Oriental History

Akio Morishima

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Law, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Former Dean, School of Law, Graduate School of International Development, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Former Dean, Institute for Studies of the Global Environment, Sophia University

  • Specialty: Civil Law

Yoshinao Katsumata

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Police, Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Emeritus Professor and former Dean, Graduate School of Medicine, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø; Former President, National Research Institute of Police Science

  • Specialty: Legal Medicine

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