Awards

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

Field

Honor

Name

Position

Specialty

Meritorious Services in Education and Research

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

Hiroshi Akamatasu

Emeritus Professor, School of Informatics and Sciences

Western Philosophy (Modern Philosophy)

Yukimasa Ikebe

Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Engineering

Nuclear Engineering (Radiation Safety Engineering)

Masayoshi Osada

Emeritus Professor, School of Informatics and Sciences

Social Psychology (Interpersonal Relations in Social Psychology)

Hirozo Nakano

Emeritus Professor, School of Letters

English Linguistics (English Semantics)

Meritorious Services in Educational Administrative Affairs

Masahiro Orihashi

Former Director of Administration

 

 

 

 

Recipients of Medal

Honor

Name

Position

Achievement

Medal with Purple Ribbon

Hisanori Shinohara

Professor, Graduate School of Science

Nanostructural Chemistry

Makoto Matsuoka

Professor, Bioscience and Biotechnology Center

Botanical Genetics, Thremmatology