Official Gazette names autumn Order of the Rising Sun and S…

The Official Gazette dated October 19, the 8th year of Reiwa, announced in the “Conferment of Ranks and Decorations” section under “〇Decorations” the conferment of six orders: the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays, the Order of the Rising Sun, Single Ray, the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays, the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Single Ray, all listed as “each one copy” (kaku-tsu). The date of conferment was October 1, and the Official Gazette explicitly states “Above, October 1” at the end of each order. The recipients are listed by name for each order, consisting of individuals who have rendered distinguished service to their regions or are directly related to relevant institutions.

The Official Gazette is the national government organ published by the National Printing Bureau, and decorations are officially announced through publication in the “Conferment of Ranks and Decorations” section. This announcement is structured by listing the three classes—Gold and Silver Rays, Silver Rays, and Single Ray—for both the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure; the higher classes, such as the Grand Cordon, Gold and Silver Star, and Gold Rays, are not included.

“Each one copy” (kaku-tsu) refers to the format of awarding the same order to multiple recipients individually, with the names of the recipients listed side-by-side in the Gazette. All six orders were processed in this format and published collectively as decorations dated October 1.

Order of the Rising Sun announced in three classes: Gold and Silver Rays, Silver Rays, and Single Ray

In this announcement, the Order of the Rising Sun was presented in three classes: Gold and Silver Rays, Silver Rays, and Single Ray. The layout of the Gazette places the heading “Conferred” for each class, with the names of the recipients listed below.

Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays (each one copy)
Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays (each one copy)
Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Single Ray (each one copy)

Order of the Sacred Treasure also announced in three classes: Gold and Silver Rays, Silver Rays, and Single Ray

Regarding the Order of the Sacred Treasure, the three classes of Gold and Silver Rays, Silver Rays, and Single Ray were also announced. Similar to the Order of the Rising Sun, the “each one copy” format was used, with names listed by class.

Conferment of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays (each one copy)
Conferment of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays (each one copy)
Conferment of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Single Ray (each one copy)

Names are listed by order, extending to numerous recipients

In the decorations section of the Official Gazette, the names of the recipients are listed by order. An excerpt of the names published on the page is as follows.

Yasunori Akiyama, Shigenobu Imai, Kazuya Nakamura, Koji Byunekata, Ichiro Yamano
Akira Okaniva, Nobuo Kaneko, Takanori Nagato, Shigeru Ijiri, Tsurue Ichihara
Akiyoshi Ichiyama, Keiji Iwasawa, Kazuo Uchida, Ryo Oyama, Bunyu Abe
Masaya Ikemoto, Shozo Isoda, Hiroshi Ouchi, Kazuaki Uemura, Kiyotane Kitayama
Kiyoshi Aoi, Masayoshi Kato, Kunishige Shimamura, Takahisa Shirakawa, Yuzo Nagata
Yasuhiro Noda, Reiko Mikawa, Tamotsu Yoshio, Goro Nakatani, Keiji Nagakubo
Koji Hakuno, Asabumi Maekawa, Hideo Matsuura, Hideyasu Matsuo, Masaaki Mizusawa
Takehiko Mizuguchi, Yoshiyuki Murata, Tomiko Matsumoto, Fumitaka Matsumoto, Shogo Maruyama
Yoshisada Watari, Fukuichi Mizuma, Noboru Mizoguchi, Akiyoshi Mitani, Yuji Miyazaki
Hideyuki Murai, Toshihiko Mori

Official Gazette of the Same Day Also Includes Personnel Changes, Imperial Family Matters, and Government Reports

The Official Gazette dated October 19 contains, in addition to the conferment of decorations, personnel changes within the Cabinet, Imperial Family matters, and government reports.

Personnel Changes: While Minister of Finance Satsuki Katayama is on an overseas trip, Minister of State Hiyayuki Fujii shall temporarily perform the duties of the Minister of Finance in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the Cabinet Law (October 15).
Personnel Changes: Hiyayuki Fujii is appointed as the Acting Minister of State for Special Missions (Financial Services) (October 15).
Imperial Family Matters: Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress attended the 80th National Sports Festival held in Aomori Prefecture, visiting from October 10 to 11.
Imperial Family Matters: On October 15, Their Majesties attended the opening ceremony of the GEA International Conference 2026 (Tokyo Prince Hotel).
Government Reports: Implementation of the Pilotage Examination (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ordinance No. 1), announced by Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism *Tatsunori Ibayashi; to be conducted on December 2 in the Akita Funakawa Pilotage District and Niigata Pilotage District; application forms must arrive by November 10.

The public notice of decorations serves as an official record for the recipients and as public evidence for their home municipalities, affiliated institutions, and related organizations to confirm their achievements. This issue of the Official Gazette clarifies the names of those awarded decorations across all six classes, issued as of October 1.

Sources

Official Gazette, October 19, Reiwa 8 (Published by the National Printing Bureau), “Conferment of Ranks and Decorations” section, “Decorations”
Ibid., “Personnel Changes,” “Imperial Family Matters,” “Government Reports”