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Spring 2016 Recipients of Japanese Decorations Announced

The Government of Japan has announced the recipients of the Orders and Medals of Honor of Japan for spring 2016, including seven individuals associated with Nagoya University.

Recipients of Order

Hiroshi Akamatasu

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Emeritus Professor, School of Informatics and Sciences

  • Specialty: Western Philosophy (Modern Philosophy)

Yukimasa Ikebe

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Engineering

  • Specialty: Nuclear Engineering (Radiation Safety Engineering)

Masayoshi Osada

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Emeritus Professor, School of Informatics and Sciences

  • Specialty: Social Psychology (Interpersonal Relations in Social Psychology)

Hirozo Nakano

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Education and Research

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Emeritus Professor, School of Letters

  • Specialty: English Linguistics (English Semantics)

Masahiro Orihashi

  • Field: Meritorious Services in Educational Administrative Affairs

  • Honor: The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

  • Position: Former Director of Administration

Recipients of Medal

Hisanori Shinohara

  • Honor: Medal with Purple Ribbon

  • Position: Professor, Graduate School of Science

  • Achievement: Nanostructural Chemistry

Makoto Matsuoka

  • Honor: Medal with Purple Ribbon

  • Position: Professor, Bioscience and Biotechnology Center

  • Achievement: Botanical Genetics, Thremmatology

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