Takashi Yanase
He has received several awards for his manga, including the Kodansha Children's Manga Award for "1, 2, 3, &amp; 4, 5, 6", Kodansha Culture Award for "Ore wa Teppei", and the Japanese Cartoonist Association Award and Shogakukan Manga Award for "Notari Matsutaro". In 2001 he was awarded the Award from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for his work on youth sports manga. In July 2012 he was appointed as the chairman of the Japan Cartoonists Association after Takashi Yanase stepped down due to age and health reasons. In Fall 2012 he was awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, by the Japanese government.