Orders of the Sacred Treasure awarded to seven former KyotoU employees (21 May 2019)

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On 21 May, the Japanese government announced the spring 2019 recipients of the Orders of the Sacred Treasure, including seven former KyotoU employees as follows.

Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Yuzo Yamamoto, Professor Emeritus
  • Kojiro Irikura, Professor Emeritus
  • Hiroyuki Kameda, Professor Emeritus
  • Hiroyuki Matsunami, Professor Emeritus
  • Narifumi Tachimoto, Professor Emeritus
  • Yo-ichi Nabeshima, Professor Emeritus

Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays

  • Kazue Tatsuno, former head nurse, Nursing Department, Kyoto University Hospital