2017 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals
2017/4/29
PRESS RELEASE
The Government of Japan has announced the foreign recipients of the 2017 Spring Imperial Decorations. Dr. Ashwani Kumar, former Union Minister for Law and Justice, has been selected from India for decoration with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, which is the highest category of decoration among the Orders of the Rising Sun. The Decoration is conferred in recognition of distinguished accomplishments of individuals. Mr. Ratan N. Tata was one of the other Indian recipients of the Decoration in the past.
Dr. Ashwani Kumar served as the Special Envoy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Japan on the occasion of the visit of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to India in December 2013, and significantly contributed to the success of the visit. He was the Accompanying Minister to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he visited India in 2007, and was Chairman of FICCI India-Japan Forum of Parliamentarians established during the visit of the former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, to India in 2005. Dr. Kumar has also been contributing to the promotion of Japan-India relations in the field of Science and Technology, as Council member of the STS Forum.
The Presentation Ceremony for the Investiture of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun will be held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 9th May 2017, when the foreign recipients will be given an audience with His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Former Minister for Law and Justice, will attend the presentation ceremony to receive the decoration.
Please refer to the attachment for further details.
The Government of Japan has announced the foreign recipients of the 2017 Spring Imperial Decorations. Dr. Ashwani Kumar, former Union Minister for Law and Justice, has been selected from India for decoration with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, which is the highest category of decoration among the Orders of the Rising Sun. The Decoration is conferred in recognition of distinguished accomplishments of individuals. Mr. Ratan N. Tata was one of the other Indian recipients of the Decoration in the past.
Dr. Ashwani Kumar served as the Special Envoy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Japan on the occasion of the visit of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to India in December 2013, and significantly contributed to the success of the visit. He was the Accompanying Minister to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he visited India in 2007, and was Chairman of FICCI India-Japan Forum of Parliamentarians established during the visit of the former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, to India in 2005. Dr. Kumar has also been contributing to the promotion of Japan-India relations in the field of Science and Technology, as Council member of the STS Forum.
The Presentation Ceremony for the Investiture of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun will be held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 9th May 2017, when the foreign recipients will be given an audience with His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Former Minister for Law and Justice, will attend the presentation ceremony to receive the decoration.
Please refer to the attachment for further details.