Sunday, November 4, 2012

2012.11.3

November 3 is a national holiday called bunka no hi (文化の日), Culture Day.  There are many events here and there.  There was an award ceremony of the Order of Culture (bunka kunsho: 文化勲章) at the Imperial Palace today.
This year 6 people were awarded.  Among them Dr. Shinya Yamanaka (山中伸弥) who is a Physiology Nobel Prize laureate and Mr. Yoji Yamada (山田洋次) who is a film director are especially well-known to the public.

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