CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan’s ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award conferred to Narayanan Kumar. The government of Japan has conferred the ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’ award on Sanmar Group Vice Chairman Narayanan Kumar.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ruth Midori COLES. On November 3, 2022, the Government of Japan announced the recipients of its 2022 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Order of the Rising Sun, Japanese Kyokujitsu-shō, Japanese order founded in 1875 by Emperor Meiji and awarded for exceptional civil or military merit.

Detailed explanation-4: -The grand cordon is the highest possible honour a Japanese citizen can be awarded during his or her lifetime. Aside from members of the Imperial Family, 53 Japanese citizens have been decorated with the grand cordon; of these, only 23 were living at the time of receipt.