President of the Inamori Foundation, Shinobu Inamori-Kanazawa received the National Order of Merit (L’Ordre national du Mérite) from the French government on December 10, 2021.
The French Ambassador to Japan Philippe Setton handed the medal to President Inamori-Kanazawa at the award ceremony held this day at the Consulate General of France in Kyoto. Upon receiving the Order, the President said “I believe this award is the greatest encouragement to the work that the Inamori Foundation has fostered over the past 36 years. I would like to share this honor with all the staff of the Inamori Foundation, the many people who have supported our activities, and all of you here today.”