Press Release & Conferral Announcement Archives
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2024
- 2024 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Former Commander, Pacific Air Forces Scott D. Berrier
- 2024 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - The Honorable Larry D. Bucshon
- 2024 Commendations by the Japanese Ambassador to the US
- 2024 Foreign Minister’s Commendation - Dr. Shelley Catherine Clarke
- 2024 Foreign Minister’s Commendation - Mr. Frank Jannuzi
- 2024 Foreign Minister’s Commendation - Ms. Sally A. Schwartz
- 2024 Foreign Minister’s Commendation - Mr. Peter Marquez
- 2024 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Former Commander, Pacific Air Forces Kenneth S. Wilsbach
- 2024 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Former Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Ruth Sherman
- 2024 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Former Commander, Pacific Air Forces David J. Adams
- Donations for Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief (February 9, 2024)
- 2024 Japan Prize Laureates Announced [80KB]
(January 24, 2024)
2023
- 2023 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Former Senate Majority and Minority Leader Thomas Andrew Daschle (November 3, 2023)
- 2023 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Senator Lisa Murkowski (November 3, 2023)
- 2023 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Former Deputy Commander, Unites States Forces Japan James B. Wellons (November 3, 2023)
- 2023 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Former President of the National Association of Japan-America Societies Peter Kelley (November 3, 2023)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendation - Mr. Michael F. Swiek (August 16, 2023)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendation - Dr. Shoko Hamano (August 16, 2023)
- 2023 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci (April 29, 2023)
- 2023 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Japanese Language Teacher at Walt Whitman High School Yukiyo Moorman (April 29, 2023)
- 2023 Japan Prize Laureates Announced [266KB] (January 24, 2023)
2022
- 2022 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Former National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon (November 3, 2022)
- 2022 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Ambassador David B. Shear (November 3, 2022)
- 2022 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Honorary Chair of the National Conference of State Societies Akiko Keene (November 3, 2022)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022 - Dr. Kenneth R. Weinstein (August 4, 2022)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022 - Dr. Jordan Sand (August 4, 2022)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022 - Mr. Michael Schiffer (August 4, 2022)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022 - Dr. Leonard J. Schoppa, Jr. (August 4, 2022)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022 - Mrs. Okamoto Kyoko (August 4, 2022)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendation - Mr. Christopher B. Johnstone (July 29, 2022)
- 2022 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Vice President of the Asia Society Policy Institute Wendy Cutler (April 29, 2022)
- 2022 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Secretary-General Paige Cottingham-Streater (April 29, 2022)
2021
- 2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Senator Shelley Moore Capito (November 3, 2021)
- 2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Senator Mazie Keiko Hirono (November 3, 2021)
- 2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Professor Scott Pace (November 3, 2021)
- 2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - the Honorable David A. Gross (November 3, 2021)
- 2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Brad Roberts (November 3, 2021)
- 2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Curator Emerita, Louise Allison Cort (November 3, 2021)
- 2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration - Curator Emerita, Ann Yonemura (November 3, 2021)
- 2021 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper (April 29, 2021)
- 2021 Spring Bestowal of Decoration - The Honorable William Hollis Long II (April 29, 2021)
- 2021 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Adam S. Posen, PhD (April 29, 2021)
- 2021 Spring Conferment of Decoration - Ms. Ann McClellan (April 29, 2021)
- 2021 Japan Prize Laureates Announced
2020
- 2020 Fall Bestowal of Decoration Senator Charles Ernest Grassley (November 3, 2020)
- 2020 Autumn Conferment of Decoration The Honorable Stephen Gilbert Burns (November 3, 2020)
- 2020 Fall Bestowal of Decoration The Honorable Theodore Scott Yoho (November 3, 2020)
- 2020 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Minister-Counselor David Miller (November 3, 2020)
- Conferment of Decoration The Late Ms. Irene Hirano Inouye (May 19, 2020)
- 2020 Spring Conferment of Decoration The Honorable Daniel B. Poneman (April 29, 2020)
- 2020 Spring Conferment of Decoration Mr. Franklin C. Miller (April 29, 2020)
- 2020 Spring Conferment of Decoration Ambassador Melanne Verveer (April 29, 2020)
- Japan Prize Laureates Announced (February 7, 2020)
2019
- 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Secretary Leon E. Panetta (November 3, 2019)
- 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Ambassador Christopher James LaFleur (November 3, 2019)
- 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Dr. Earl A. Powell III (November 3, 2019)
- 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Ambassador James P. Zumwalt (November 3, 2019)
- 2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Mr. Richard J. K. Stratford (November 3, 2019)
- 2019 Spring Conferment of Decoration Secretary Ashton B. Carter (May 21, 2019)
- 2019 Spring Conferment of Decoration Secretary Chuck Hagel (May 21, 2019)
- 2019 Spring Conferment of Decoration Dr. John Paul Holdren (May 21, 2019)
2018
- 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Secretary William S. Cohen (November 3, 2018)
- 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration The Honorable Richard B. Cheney (November 3, 2018)
- 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration The Honorable David Reichert (November 3, 2018)
- 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Lieutenant General Charles G. Chiarotti (November 3, 2018)
- 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Mr. Christopher M.E. Painter (November 3, 2018)
- 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Ambassador Robert M. Orr (November 3, 2018)
- 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Mr. Carl J. Green (November 3, 2018)
- 2018 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Dr. Kevin David Crowley (November 3, 2018)
- 2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright (April 29, 2018)
- 2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Senator Bob Corker (April 29, 2018)
- 2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Mr. Thomas J. Donohue (April 29, 2018)
- 2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Ambassador William J. Burns (April 29, 2018)
- 2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Senator John Sidney McCain III (April 29, 2018)
- 2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration The Honorable William Flynn Martin (April 29, 2018)
- 2018 Spring Conferment of Decoration Mr. Robin H. Sakoda (April 29, 2018)
- Exchange of Notes for Loan to the International Development Association and the Global Concessional Financing Facility (February 21, 2018)
2017
- 2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Secretary Robert M. Gates (November 3, 2017)
- 2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration The Honorable Stephen J. Hadley (November 3, 2017)
- 2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Secretary Ernest J. Moniz (November 3, 2017)
- 2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Dr. Condoleezza Rice (November 3, 2017)
- 2017 Autumn Conferment of Decoration Dr. Michael M. Gottesman (November 3, 2017)
- U.S. Diplomat John Malott Receives High Honor from Japan (October 3, 2017)
- Ambassador Sasae Dedicates Advanced Energy Facility in Maryland (June 13, 2017)
- 2017 Spring Conferment of Decoration Ambassador John R. Malott (May 1, 2017)
- 2017 Spring Conferment of Decoration Major General Mark R. Wise (May 1, 2017)
- 2017 Spring Conferment of Decoration Lieutenant General John L. Dolan (May 1, 2017)
- 2017 Spring Conferment of Decoration Mr. James A. Kelly (May 1, 2017)
2016
- Conferral of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon Dr. John J. Hamre (November 3, 2016)
- Conferral of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon former House Speaker John A. Boehner (November 3, 2016)
- The Signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation on Economic and Trade Relations between the Government of Japan and the State of Maryland in the United States of America (August 25, 2016)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2016, National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service (August 12, 2016)
- Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2016, Dr. Sheila A. Smith Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (August 12, 2016)
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star upon Ambassador Constance Albanese Morella & Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Dr. Henry R. Nau (April 29, 2016)
- 2016 Spring Conferment of Decoration The Honorable Richard Andrew Meserve (April 29, 2016)
2015
- The Award Ceremony of the Foreign Minister’s Commendations in Honor of the 70th Anniversary of the End of the War with the United States of America (December 11, 2015)
- The Second Asian-American Leadership Delegation (November 30, 2015)
- Conferral Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon The Honorable Richard Lee Armitage (November 16, 2015)
- Conferral Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon The Honorable James A. Baker, III (November 16, 2015)
- Conferral Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon The Honorable Samuel R. Berger (November 16, 2015)
- Conferral Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld (November 16, 2015)
- Conferral Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon The Honorable Brent Scowcroft (November 16, 2015)
- Leader Pelosi to Receive Japanese Decoration (April 28, 2015)
- 2015 Spring Conferment of Decorations (April 28, 2015)
- Japan’s Cutting-Edge Technology Meets Traditional Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (February 11, 2015)
- Joint Press Release: The Second Japan-U.S. Development Dialogue (February 10, 2015)
2014
- Japan’s Response to the Ebola Outbreak: Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment by Japan’s Self Defense Force (December 8, 2014)
- Japan’s New Response to the Ebola Outbreak (November 6, 2014)
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, upon Congressman Frank James Sensenbrenner, Congressman Thomas Evert Petri and Congressman James Adelbert McDermott (November 5, 2014)
- The Signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation on Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Trade and Investment, Vehicles, High Speed Rail and Water Between the Government of Japan and the State of California, United States of America (September 5, 2014)
- Exchange of Notes for Loan to the International Development Association (June 27, 2014)
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, upon Doctor Hiroshi Nakazawa (April 24, 2014)
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, upon Professor Kent Eyring Calder, Director of Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins University (April 29, 2014)
2013
- Press Release: Ambassador Sasae presents donations gathered from Embassy of Japan staff to Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. (November 22, 2013)
- Embassy of Japan Launches on Twitter @JapanEmbDC (November 18, 2013)
- Japan’s Response to the Typhoon Damage in the Philippines (November 12, 2013)
- Conferral of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon Senator John Davison Rockefeller IV (November 3, 2013)
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Ambassador Rust Macpherson Deming Adjunct Professor of Japan Studies at Johns Hopkins University (November 3, 2013)
- Conferral of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun upon Ambassador John Thomas Schieffer former U.S. Ambassador to Japan (November 3, 2013)
- Tornado in Oklahoma: Release of messages of condolence from Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida (May 21, 2013)
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette upon Mr. Terry T. Shima, former Executive Director of the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA)(April 29, 2013)
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette upon Mr. Joseph J. Krakora, Executive Officer of the National Gallery of Art (April 29, 2013)
- Message of Condolence from Ambassador of Japan Kenichiro Sasae on the explosions at the Boston Marathon (April 17, 2013)
2012
- The gift of five million dollars to the Government of the United States of America with respect to tsunami debris deriving from the Great East Japan Earthquake (11/30/2012)
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette upon Mr. Shiro Floyd Mori, National Executive Director Emeritus and former National President of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) (11/6/2012)
- Presentation of a Navy Award to Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki (11/5/2012)
- Hurricane Sandy:
Release of messages of sympathy from Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda, Foreign Minister of Japan Koichiro Gemba, and the Ambassador of Japan Ichiro Fujisaki (10/31/2012)
2010
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star upon Dr. Norman P. Neureiter, Senior Advisor for two Centers at the American Association for the advancement of Science (AAAS) (11/3/2010)
- Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette upon Dr. Thomas S. Elias, the Former Director of the U.S. National Arboretum (11/3/2010)