Posted on: Monday, June 4, 2007
Photo gallery: Japanese decorations awards
Photos by Richard Ambo
The Honolulu Advertiser
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kenneth, saiki, receives, order, rising, sun, gold, rays, with, rosette, from, shigeo, iwatani, consul, general, japan, in, honolulu, award, established, by, then-emperor, meiji, s, premier, congratulates, after, pinning, him, one, non-japanese, citizens, who, have, been, granted, this, year, listens, as, reads, certificate, accompanying, was, recognized, his, work, former, president, united, japanese, society, hawai, membership, hiroshima, kenjinkai, ehime, maru, association, kai, toasts, wife, kumiko, feel, like, celebrity, said, every, day, since, announcement, made, last, month, getting, phone, calls, telegrams, e-mails, form, communication, congratulations, it, thing, shares, laugh, recipient, giving, that, has, worked, tirelessly, to, promote, good, relations, between, states, accompanies, pinned, chest, presented, medallion, sunlight, radiating, chrysanthemum, attached, lauri, stegman, offers, lei, saito, her, dad, receiving, among, my, greatest, achievements, life, will, accept, behalf, those, helped