Person_of_Cultural_Merit

Person of Cultural Merit

Person of Cultural Merit

Japanese recognition and honor

Person of Cultural Merit (文化功労者, bunka kōrōsha) is an official Japanese recognition and honour which is awarded annually to select people who have made outstanding cultural contributions. This distinction is intended to play a role as a part of a system of support measures for the promotion of creative activities in Japan. By 1999, 576 people had been selected as Persons of Cultural Merit.[1]

Award Ceremony for the Persons of Cultural Merit (November 4, 2020)

System of recognition

The Order of Culture and Persons of Cultural Merit function in tandem to honor those who have contributed to the advancement and development of Japanese culture in a variety of fields, including academia, arts, science[1] and sports.[2]

Persons of Cultural Merit

Certificate of the Person of Cultural Merit (for Maki Kawai, November 3, 2021)

The 1951 Law on Pensions for the Persons of Cultural Merit honors persons of cultural merit by providing a special government-sponsored pension. Since 1955, the new honorees have been announced on the same day as the award ceremony for the Order of Culture.[1]

Order of Culture

Main article: Order of Culture

The award ceremony, which takes place at the Imperial Palace on the Day of Culture (November 3). Candidates for the Order of Culture are selected from the Persons of Cultural Merit by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, who then recommends the candidates to the Prime Minister. The final decisions are made by the Cabinet.[1]

Selected recipients

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

See also

Notes

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    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan): Culture 2000.
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    "Kabuki actor Nakamura Tomijuro dies at 81". Japan Today. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-02-03.[permanent dead link]
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    "Hayao Miyazaki receives Person of Cultural Merit honor". The Asahi Shimbun. Anime Anime Japan Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
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    Suzuki, Kunihiko (2019). "Obituary: Dr. Tamio Yamakawa (1921–2018)". Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B. 95 (2): 86–87. doi:10.2183/pjab.95.008. PMC 6403434.
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    (in Japanese)T.O.L.講義：2015度の文化功労者に選ばれた、名古屋大学名誉教授　岡崎恒子先生による特別講義を実施しました！ Archived 2016-03-15 at archive.today isen.ac.jp, November 13, 2015
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    "平成28年度 文化功労者：文部科学省". www.mext.go.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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    "文化功労者 ゲームを日本文化の代表に 任天堂の宮本茂さん". www.sankei.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
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    Taylor, Haydn (October 29, 2019). "Shigeru Miyamoto recognised with Japanese cultural award". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
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    "文化功労者の作曲家・すぎやまこういち氏「無冠の帝王を返上できる」". ライブドアニュース.
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    "Nobuhiro Kiyotaki". www.princeton.edu.
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    "Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Honored as Person of Cultural Merit". Gundam News. July 26, 2021.

References

  • Peterson, James W., Barry C. Weaver and Michael A. Quigley. (2001). Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States. San Ramon, California: Orders and Medals Society of America. ISBN 978-1-890974-09-1
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