Social anthropologist Chie Nakane and four others will be conferred this year's Order of Culture by the Emperor, the government announced Tuesday.
The other four recipients are electronics expert Hiroo Inokuchi, virologist Kumao Toyoshima, painter Tadashi Moriya and Toshio Yodoi, a sculptor.
The Emperor will present the awards at the Imperial Palace on Saturday, which is designated Culture Day.
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