Order of Culture and Person of Cultural Merit Recipients Announced

On October 24, the Japanese government has announced seven recipients of the Order of Culture and 17 recipients of Person of Cultural Merit for the fiscal year 2014. In relation to art, NOMIYAMA Gyōji, yōga painter, was awarded the Order of Culture, and KUNITANI Kōji, another Western-style painter, as well as CHIBA Tetsuya, a manga artist, were awarded Person of Cultural Merit. (Japanese)