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|+ People's Honour Award winners[{{cite news |title=People’s Honor Award Recipients |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h20001/ |publisher=nippon.com |date=7 March 2023}}] |
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!!!Date
(Prime Minister)!!Recipient
(Age)!!Occupation!!Reason | Other Awards | Reference |
| align="right"|1 | 5 September 1977
(Takeo Fukuda) | Sadaharu Oh (37) | nowrap|Professional Baseball Player | World record for home runs (868 home runs). | Person of Cultural Merit | |
| align="right"|2 | 4 August 1978
(Takeo Fukuda) | Masao Koga | Composer | Accomplishment as a composer. | {{bulleted list|従四位|Order of the Sacred Treasure 3rd Class|Medal with Purple Ribbon|銀杯一個(菊紋)}} | |
| align="right"|3 | 19 April 1984
(Yasuhiro Nakasone) | Kazuo Hasegawa | Actor | Accomplishments as an actor, | {{bulleted list|Order of the Sacred Treasure 3rd class|Medal with Purple Ribbon|銀杯一個(菊紋)}} | |
| align="right"|4 | 19 April 1984
(Yasuhiro Nakasone) | Naomi Uemura | Adventurer | Successful ascent of the highest mountains of the 5 continents. | | |
| align="right"|5 | 9 October 1984
(Yasuhiro Nakasone) | Yasuhiro Yamashita (27) | Judoka | Accomplishments as a judoka. | {{bulleted list|Medal with Purple Ribbon|銀杯一組(菊紋)}} | [{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/13/olympics/summer-olympics/decorated-wrestler-icho-receive-peoples-honor-award|title=Decorated wrestler Icho to receive People's Honor Award|date=13 September 2016|newspaper=The Japan Times|accessdate=9 January 2018}}] |
| align="right"|6 | 22 June 1987
(Yasuhiro Nakasone) | Sachio Kinugasa (40) | Professional Baseball Player | World record for consecutive games played. | | |
| align="right"|7 | 6 July 1989
(Sōsuke Uno) | Kazue Kato
(Hibari Misora) | Singer | Giving the people hope and dream via songs
| Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | |
| align="right"|8 | 29 September 1989
(Toshiki Kaifu) | nowrap|Mitsugu Akimoto
(Chiyonofuji Mitsugu) | Professional Sumo wrestler | Record for wins as a sumo wrestler | {{bulleted list|従四位|Order of the Rising Sun}} | [{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/07/31/sumo/sumo-icon-chiyonofuji-dies-61|title=Sumo icon Chiyonofuji dies at 61|date=31 July 2016|newspaper=The Japan Times|agency=Kyodo News|accessdate=9 January 2018}}] |
| align="right"|9 | 28 May 1992
(Kiichi Miyazawa) | Takeo Masunaga
(Ichiro Fujiyama) | Singer | Giving the people hope and encouragement via songs with beautiful Japanese language | {{bulleted list|従四位|Order of the Sacred Treasure 3rd Class|Medal with Purple Ribbon|銀杯一個(菊紋)}} | |
| 10 | 28 July 1992
(Kiichi Miyazawa) | Machiko Hasegawa | Manga artist | 家庭漫画を通じて戦後の我が国社会に潤いと安らぎを与えた | {{bulleted list|Order of the Precious Crown 4th Class|Medal with Purple Ribbon}} | |
| 11 | 26 February 1993
(Kiichi Miyazawa) | Ryōichi Hattori | Composer | 数多くの歌謡曲を作り国民に希望と潤いを与えた | {{bulleted list|従四位|Order of the Sacred Treasure 3rd Class|Medal with Purple Ribbon|銀杯一個(菊紋)}} | |
| 12 | 3 September 1996
(Ryutaro Hashimoto) | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Actor | 映画「男はつらいよ」シリーズを通じ人情味豊かな演技で広く国民に喜びと潤いを与えた | {{bulleted list|Medal with Purple Ribbon|銀杯一個(菊紋)}} | |
| 13 | 7 July 1998
(Ryutaro Hashimoto) | Tadashi Yoshida | Composer | 「吉田メロディー」の作曲により国民に夢と希望と潤いを与えた | {{bulleted list|従四位|勲三等 旭日中綬章|Medal with Purple Ribbon}} | |
| 14 | 1 October 1998
(Keizo Obuchi) | Akira Kurosawa | Film Director | 数々の不朽の名作によって国民に深い感動を与えるとともに世界の映画史に輝かしい足跡を残した | {{bulleted list|従三位|Order of Culture|銀杯一組(菊紋)}} | |
| 15 | nowrap|30 October 2000
(Yoshiro Mori) | Naoko Takahashi (28) | Athlete | Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon Gold medal | 銀杯一組(菊紋) | |
| 16 | nowrap|23 January 2009
(Taro Aso) | Minoru Endo | Composer | 世代を超えて長く愛唱される、情感に満ちあふれた名曲を数多く世に送り出した。 | {{bulleted list|正四位|Order of the Rising Sun|Person of Cultural Merit|Medal with Purple Ribbon}} | [{{cite web |title=Ceremony to Present the National Honor Award |url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/asophoto/2009/01/23eiyo_e.html |publisher=Prime Minister of Japan |date=23 January 2009}}] |
| 17 | nowrap|1 July 2009
(Taro Aso) | Mitsuko Mori (89) | Actress | 長年にわたって芸能分野の第一線で活躍し、特に『放浪記』において2000回を超える主演を務めた。 | {{bulleted list|従三位|Order of Culture|勲三等瑞宝章|Person of Cultural Merit|Medal with Purple Ribbon}} | [{{cite web|url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/asophoto/2009/07/01kokumineiyo_e.html|title=Ceremony to Present the National Honor Award|date=1 July 2009|publisher=Cabinet Public Relations Office|accessdate=9 January 2018}}] |
| 18 | nowrap|22 December 2009
(Yukio Hatoyama) | Hisaya Morishige | Actor | | | |
| 19 | nowrap|18 August 2011
(Naoto Kan) | Japan women's national football team | National football team | Winning the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. | | [{{cite web|url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/kan/actions/201108/18soccer_e.html|title=Ceremony to Present the National Honor Award to the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 Japan Women's National Team|date=18 August 2011|publisher=Cabinet Public Relations Office|accessdate=9 January 2018}}] |
| 20 | nowrap|7 November 2012
(Yoshihiko Noda) | Saori Yoshida (30) | Wrestler | | | |
| 21 | nowrap|25 February 2013
(Shinzō Abe) | Taihō Kōki | Professional Sumo Wrestler | | {{bulleted list|Medal with Purple Ribbon|Order of Culture}} | [{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/02/16/sumo/government-to-honor-late-yokozuna|title=Government to honor late yokozuna|date=16 February 2013|newspaper=The Japan Times|agency=Kyodo News|accessdate=9 January 2018}}] |
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23 | nowrap|5 May 2013
(Shinzō Abe) | Shigeo Nagashima (77)
Hideki Matsui (38) | Professional Baseball Player
Professional Baseball Player | | | [{{cite news|last=Coskrey|first=Jason|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/legends-matsui-nagashima-feted|title=Legends Matsui, Nagashima feted: Prime minister hands Yomiuri Giants legends People's Honor Award|date=5 May 2013|newspaper=The Japan Times|accessdate=9 January 2018}}] |
| 24 | nowrap|20 October 2016
(Shinzō Abe) | Kaori Icho (32) | Wrestler | Being the first woman to win four consecutive Olympic gold medals. | Medal with Purple Ribbon | |
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26 | nowrap|13 February 2018
(Shinzō Abe) | Yoshiharu Habu (47)
Yuta Iyama (28) | Professional Shogi Player
Professional Go Player | Habu: becoming the first shogi player to win lifetime titles for all seven major title matches, and the only shogi player to hold 7 major titles simultaneously.
Iyama: becoming the first go player to simultaneously hold all seven major titles on two separate occasions. | Habu:{{bulleted list|Medal with Purple Ribbon|Prime Minister's Award}}Iyama: Prime Minister's Award | [{{cite web |title=Presentation of the People’s Honor Award |url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/98_abe/actions/201802/13article2.html |website=Prime Minister of Japan |date=13 February 2018}}][{{cite news|last=Osaki|first=Tomohiro|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/01/05/national/pair-become-first-board-game-players-receive-japans-peoples-honor-award|title=Pair become first board game players to receive Japan's People's Honor Award|date=5 January 2018|newspaper=The Japan Times|accessdate=9 January 2018}}] |
| 27 | nowrap|2 July 2018
(Shinzō Abe) | Yuzuru Hanyu (23) | Figure skater | Becoming the first male figure skater in 66 years to defend Olympic gold; historic accomplishments in figure skating; giving hope and courage to society. | Medal with Purple Ribbon | [{{Cite news|url=http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004482362|title=Govt to honor skate king Hanyu|last=Shimbun|first=The Yomiuri|work=The Japan News|access-date=2018-06-01|language=en-US}}] |
| 28 | nowrap|3 March 2023
(Kishida Fumio) | Kunieda Shingo (39) | wheelchair tennis player | With four Paralympic gold medals, 28 major singles titles and 50 major titles overall, Kunieda is the first parasports athlete to be honored. | award and shield | [{{cite web |title=Presentation of the People’s Honor Award |url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/101_kishida/actions/202303/_00025.html |publisher=Prime Minister's Office of Japan |date=17 March 2023}}] |