Japan
Order of the Rising Sun
Established in 1875 and described by the Cabinet Office as Japan's first award. Foreign nationals can receive it, as in the 2020 award to Udoma Udo Udoma for strengthening relations between Japan and Nigeria.2,3
- Country
- Japan
- Established
- 18751,2
- Conferred by
- Awarded in the name of the Emperor of Japan, per the Embassy of Japan in Nigeria3
- How announced
- Foreign recipients may be decorated at Japanese embassies, as at the Ambassador's residence in Abuja in February 2020.3
- Revocation
- No revocation procedure was confirmed from sources read.
Grades
- Grand Cordon
- Gold and Silver Star
- Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
- Gold Rays with Rosette
- Gold and Silver Rays
- Silver Rays
Notable holders on this record
- Udoma Udo Udoma HeldGold and Silver Star 12 February 2020
Official page: www8.cao.go.jp/shokun/en/orders-of-the-rising-sun.html
Sources
- Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Decoration Bureau), Orders of the Rising Sun
- Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Decoration Bureau), Types of Decorations
- Embassy of Japan in Nigeria, Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, on Senator Udoma Udo Udoma (13 February 2020)