Chiba Tetsuya and a few others were honoured with the Order of Culture, while Aoki Isao and Kusabue Mitsuko got recognised as Persons of Cultural Merit.

This year, seven folks, including manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, have been given the nod with the Order of Culture in Japan. On top of that, 20 people, including the likes of professional golfer Isao Aoki and actress Mitsuko Kusabue, have been named Persons of Cultural Merit. The list of Order of Culture awardees also features names like Kenjiro Egashira, who's a bit of a whiz in commercial law; Mutsuo Takahashi, a poet; Toshio Tabuchi, a Japanese painter; Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, a cellist; Junko Nakanishi, an expert in environmental risk management; and Nobutaka Hirokawa, who's known for his work as a cellular molecular biologist.

Among those recognised as Persons of Cultural Merit, alongside Isao Aoki and Mitsuko Kusabue, are folks like Kayo Inaba, an immunologist; Kazuo Yoshida, who's into puppet joruri; Osamu Suzuki, a whiz with ceramics; and Kazuyo Sejima, an architect. They've marked the Order of Culture award ceremony for the 3rd of next month, but the do for the Persons of Cultural Merit is set for the 5th.

Those who got the gongs shared their gratitude, chuffed to bits about being recognised for their creative efforts and giving golf its due as an important part of their lives.

Japanese (日本語)

ちばてつや氏しらが文化ぶんか勲章くんしょうを受章じゅしょう、青木あおき功いさお氏しや草笛くさぶえ光子みつこ氏しが文化ぶんか功労者こうろうしゃに選出せんしゅつ

漫画家まんがかのちばてつや氏しを含ふくむ7名ななめいが今年ことしの文化勲章ぶんかくんしょうを受章じゅしょうしました。また、プロゴルファーの青木功氏あおきいさおしや女優じょゆうの草笛光子氏くさぶえみつこしなど20名にじゅうめいが文化功労者ぶんかこうろうしゃに選えらばれました。文化勲章受章者ぶんかくんしょうじゅしょうしゃには、商法学者しょうほうがくしゃの江頭憲治郎氏えがしらけんじろうし、詩人しじんの高橋睦郎氏たかはしむつおし、日本画家にほんがかの田淵俊夫氏たぶちとしおし、チェリストの堤剛氏つつみつよしし、環境リスク管理かんきょうりすくかんりの専門家せんもんかの中西準子氏なかにしじゅんこし、細胞分子生物学者さいぼうぶんしせいぶつがくしゃの廣川信隆氏ひろかわのぶたかしが含ふくまれています。

文化功労者ぶんかこうろうしゃには、青木功氏あおきいさおしと草笛光子氏くさぶえみつこしのほか、免疫学者めんえきがくしゃの稲葉佳代氏いなばかよし、文楽人形浄瑠璃師ぶんらくにんぎょうじょうるりしの吉田和生氏よしだかずおし、陶芸家とうげいかの鈴木蔵氏すずきおさむし、建築家けんちくかの妹島和世氏せじまかずよしが名なを連つらねています。文化勲章ぶんかくんしょうの授与式じゅよしきは来月らいげつ3日みっかに予定よていされており、文化功労者ぶんかこうろうしゃの表彰式ひょうしょうしきは5日いつかに行おこなわれます。

受賞者じゅしょうしゃたちは、自みずからの創造的そうぞうてきな努力どりょくが認みとめられたことや、ゴルフが彼かれらの人生じんせいにおける重要じゅうような一部いちぶとして認識にんしきされたことに感謝かんしゃの意いを表あらわしました。

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