Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Prof. Dr. Katarzyna J. Cwiertka（November 3, 2026）

On 3 November 2026, the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2026 Autumn Conferment of Decorations. Among them, Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Joanna Cwiertka, Professor of Modern Japan Studies at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies has received “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” in recognition of her significant contribution to the development of Japanese studies in the Netherlands and to the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the Netherlands.