Ex-U S vice president and former envoy to Japan Mondale dies at 93 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.
Jan 12, 2021
A bust commemorating the legacy of Daniel Inouye (1924-2012), the first Japanese-American member of the U.S. Congress, is to be erected in his ancestral home in Fukuoka Prefecture in March.
The decorated World War II veteran, a towering figure in the U.S. legislative branch, was known as a strong advocate for the rights of minorities and justice for Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during the war, as well as for his efforts toward deepening Japan-U.S. relations.
The government of the city of Yame is planning to establish the monument to Inouye, the second-longest-serving U.S. senator in history, in a park planted with dogwood trees sent to Japan as a gift from the United States to symbolize the friendship between the two countries.
Japanese-American Sen Daniel Inouye to be remembered in ancestral home in Fukuoka Pref mainichi.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mainichi.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dec 24, 2020
Japan has announced that Philip M. Seng has been named a recipient of the 2020 Autumn Imperial Decorations. Seng is to receive The Order of the Rising Sun, which is awarded to those who have made distinguished achievements in areas such as international relations and promotion of Japanese culture.
Japan s ministry of foreign affairs recommended Seng, former president & chief executive officer of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), for his contributions to strengthening Japan-U.S. economic relations, particularly in the meat field, and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and the United States. I am honored and humbled to receive this prestigious award from the Japanese government, said Seng. However, the recognition should primarily go to the many Japanese colleagues who mentored me along the way, and to the numerous Japanese individuals and companies who introduced and championed U.S. meat products in Japan.