Title: Order of the Rising Sun Content: thumb|right|Order of the Rising Sun, c. 1902 The is a Japanese government honor established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, It was created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The modern version of this honor has been given to non-Japanese recipients beginning in 1981. The awarding of the Order is administered by the Decoration Bureau of Office of the Prime Minister. It is awarded in the name of the Emperor. == Classes == The Order was awarded in nine classes until 2003. Since then, it has been awarded in seven classes. ==Selected recipients== :These lists are not finished; you can help Wikipedia by adding to them. ===85px|ribbon bar 1st Class, Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Grand Cordon=== * Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967)Honor conferred 1963 -- Konrad Adenauer Stiftung : Biographie, Orden und Ehrenzeichen ; Kyokujitsu-sho, Orden der Aufgehenden Sonne, 1. Klasse, Großkreuz (22 März 1960); Kyokujitsu Tokwa Daiju-sho (Orden der Aufgehenden Sonne mit Paulownia-Blüten ((2 Dezember 1963). * Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964)Department of the Army, Headquarters: General Orders, No. 13. April 6, 1964. === 85px|ribbon bar 1st Class, Grand Cordon === * Edmund Barton, 1905Rutledge, Martha. (1979). "Barton, Sir Edmund (1849 - 1920)," Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, pp 194–200; Scaramouche. "Sir Edmund Barton" * Sepp Blatter, 2009FIFA: Honors, Sepp Blatter . * Malcolm Fraser, 2006 * Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)Honor awarded 2000 -- Awards ; Cillizza, Chris. "Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye dies at age 88," Washington Post. December 17, 2012; retrieved 2012-12-17. * Lee Kuan Yew, 1967 * Wangari Maathai, 2009Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan: Wangari Maathai , 2009. * John McEwen 1973 * Robert Menzies (1894–1978)Honor awarded 1973 -- National Archives of Australia * Goh Chok Tong, 2011S Ramesh. "Goh Chok Tong to receive award from Japanese emperor ". channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2011. * Gough Whitlam, 2006 === 85px|ribbon bar 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star === * Momofuku Ando (1910–2007), 2002NNDB: Order of the Rising Sun * Donald Keene, 1993Keene Center of Japanese Culture, About Donald Keene ; retrieved 2012-11-02. === 85px|ribbon bar 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon === *Clint Eastwood, 2009"Japan honors Clint Eastwood in spring decorations," Japan Today. April 29, 2008. * Ian Nish, 1991Kenrick, Vivienne. "Personality Profile: Ian Nish," Japan Times. September 18, 2004. *Raaj Sah, 2017 === 85px|ribbon bar 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette === * Martha Argerich, 2005 * George Takei, 2004 * H. Paul Varley, 1966Honor awarded 1996 -- Columbia University, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Faculty Profiles === 85px|ribbon bar 5th Class, Gold and Silver Rays === * Yoshizawa, Akira (1911–2005)Honor awarded 1983 -- "Origami artist of stunning originality who became an ambassador for Japanese culture and his art". The Times (London). March 30, 2005; Lister, David. "Obituary: Akira Yoshizawa; Japanese craftsman who singlehandedly revived the art of origami," The Guardian (Manchester). April 8, 2005. === 85px|ribbon bar 6th Class, Silver Rays === * Henry Hajimu Fujii (1886–1976)Honor awarded on 1971 -- Henshall, Mary. "Pioneer Portraits: Henry and Fumiko Fujii," Idaho Yesterdays, Spring, 1975, pp. 20–27; Washington State University Libraries: "Furthering friendship between Japan and the United States, April 1971" * Tsuyako Coveney (2017) 2017 Autumn Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays on Mrs. Tsuyako Sogawa Coveney, Consulate-General of Japan in Perth: === 85px|ribbon bar 7th Class, Green Paulownia Leaves Medal === In 2003, this grade of the Order was abolished. === 85px|ribbon bar 8th Class, White Paulownia Leaves Medal === In 2003, this grade of the Order was abolished. === 85px|ribbon bar Class unknown === * Aung San (1915–1947)