GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — A woman who has spent most of her life helping fellow Nikkeijin after the war has been recognized by the Japanese government for her feat, conferr…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A woman who has spent most of her life helping fellow Nikkeijin after the war has been recognized by the Japanese government for her feat, conferring on her one of the state’s highest honors, the “Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays.”
Nikkeijin is a Japanese term for second generation descendants of Japanese who migrated to the Philippines before or during World War II. The conferment of the order was held during rites at the Japanese consulate in Davao City on Sunday, March 26. Foreign Affairs assistant secretary Renato Pedro Villa witnessed the conferment of the Order along with the family of Michiko.
In a statement, the Japanese government said “In recognition of her exemplary work and accomplishments, the government of Japan extends its sincere congratulations to who indeed deserves the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays.” When the war broke out, Japanese soldiers took their father to be their interpreter. It was the last time they saw him. They did not know what happened to their father, who was from Shibuya Ken in Japan, until they learned that he perished during the war. Their mother from Cagayan de Oro City, also died during the war.
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