What is Order of the Rising Sun?
[[File:Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class. Image from book of 1902.jpg|thumb|right|Order of the Rising Sun, c. 1902]] The {{nihongo|'''Order of the Rising Sun'''|旭日章|''Kyokujitsu-shō''}} is a [[Japan]]ese government honor established in 1875 by [[Emperor Meiji]]. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www8.cao.go.jp/intro/kunsho/english/kyoku.html |title=Decorations Bureau web site |publisher=.cao.go.jp |accessdate=2011-11-05 |archive-date=2012-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418115714/http://www8.cao.go.jp/intro/kunsho/english/kyoku.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quanonline.com/military/military_reference/japanese/rising_sun_7.php |title=Council of State decree |publisher=Quanonline.com |accessdate=2011-11-05}}</ref> The modern version of this honor has been given to non-Japanese recipients beginning in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/news/gluck-risingsun1.html |title=Weatherhead East Asian Institute web site - Carol Gluck |publisher=Columbia.edu |date=2006-05-01 |accessdate=2011-11-05}}</ref> 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.'' ===1st Class, Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Grand Cordon=== [[File:JPN Toka-sho BAR.svg|85px|ribbon bar]] * [[Konrad Adenauer]] (1876–1967)<ref>Honor conferred 1963 -- [http://www.konrad-adenauer.de/index.html Konrad Adenauer Stiftung] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518114701/http://www.konrad-adenauer.de/index.html |date=2013-05-18 }}: [http://www.konrad-adenauer.de/orden_ehrenzeichen.html ''Biographie, Orden und Ehrenzeichen