Order of Culture and Person of Cultural Merit Recipients Announced

On October 25, the Japanese government announced five recipients of the Order of Culture and 15 recipients of the Person of Cultural Merit for the fiscal year 2013. In relation to art, calligrapher TAKAGI Seikaku was awarded the Order of Culture, and UEMURA Atsushi, nihonga artist who also protect cultural properties, and architect MAKI Fumihiko were awarded the Person of Cultural Merit. (Japanese)