Mr. Cecil Murphy awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in June Ceremony

(Excerpted from the New Orleans Times-Picayune article by Tina Soong)

"In honor of Cecil John Murphy Jr., who has been selected by the Japanese government to receive the Order of the Rising Sun -- Gold and Silver Rays, a special ceremony and a reception was held June 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Garden Study Center at the Botanical Gardens in City Park in New Orleans.

The new consul general of Japan, Hiroshi Sato, will travel from Nashville, Tenn., to New Orleans to confer the award. The Order of the Rising Sun, established in 1875 as Japan's first award, recognizes people who have made significant contributions to friendly relations between Japan and other countries.

Murphy has been recognized for his longtime contributions and dedication to cultural exchanges and cultivation of good relationships between U.S. and Japanese people in New Orleans and for being an active member, former vice president and president of the Japan Club of New Orleans. "

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