Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos is one of the 112 foreigners recognized in this year s spring decorations for their notable contributions to relations with Japan, the government says.
Ex-U S envoy John Roos among spring decorations recipients japantoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Roos will be among those receiving the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest honor to be given to foreign nationals in this spring's commendations.
Satsuki Eda, former Japanese upper house president, dies at 80 kyodonews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kyodonews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former Vice President and U.S. Envoy to Japan Mondale Dies at 93
Posted On
From left: Glen and Sakie Fukushima, Joan and Walter Mondale at the Christmas Gala of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), held at the Shin Takanawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo in December 1996. “He regaled us at the head table with his great sense of humor and wonderful anecdotes,” said Fukushima. “And the ACCJ presented him the Person of the Year Award.”
Rafu Wire and Staff Reports
Walter Mondale, a former U.S. vice president and ambassador to Japan who worked on a yet-to-be-realized plan to close a key U.S. air base in Okinawa Prefecture, died Monday at his home in Minneapolis, according to U.S. media. He was 93.