Order of Culture and Person of Cultural Merit Recipients Announced

On October 26, the Japanese government announced seven recipients of the Order of Culture and seventeen recipients of the Person of Cultural Merit for the fiscal year 2010. In relation to art, architect ANDŌ Tadao and fashion designer Issey MIYAKE were awarded the Order of Culture, and calligrapher FURUTANI Sōin, photographer HOSOE Eikō, and manga artist MIZUKI Shigeru were awarded the Person of Cultural Merit. (Japanese)