
文化勲章の親授式が3日、皇居・宮殿「松の間」で行われ、ノーベル化学賞の硤合憲三氏ら7人が天皇陛下から勲章を受け取った。宮本茂氏は欠席し、照明デザイナー石井幹子氏が受章者代表であいさつした。
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文化勲章の親授式が3日、皇居・宮殿「松の間」で行われた。今年のノーベル化学賞に決まった有機合成化学の硤合憲三・東京理科大栄誉教授ら7人が出席し、天皇陛下から勲章が手渡された。ゲームプロデューサーで任天堂代表取締役フェローの宮本茂さんは欠席した。
文化勲章の親授式が3日、皇居・宮殿「松の間」であった。今年のノーベル化学賞に決まった有機合成化学の硤合(そあい)憲三・東京理科大栄誉教授ら7人が出席し、天皇陛下から勲章が手渡された。ゲームプロデューサーで任天堂代表取締役フェローの宮本茂さんは欠席した。
照明デザイナーの石井幹子さんが受章者を代表して、「それぞれの分野において一層精進を重ねる決意でございます。我が国には風土と歴史、そして人々の暮らしの中で培われた素晴らしい文化があります。私は日本の明かり文化を継承しつつ、豊かな美しい光で未来を照らしていくことに力を注いでまいります」とあいさつ。
天皇陛下は「みなさんは長年努力を重ね、大きな業績を収められ、文化の向上に尽くしておられたことを誠に喜ばしく思います。くれぐれも体を大切にされ、今後とも、それぞれの分野の発展のために力を尽くされますよう願っております」と述べた。
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