故安倍元首相に最高位勲章　戦後４人目

　政府は１１日の持ち回り閣議で、８日に死去した安倍晋三元首相を従一位に叙するとともに、最高位の勲章である大勲位菊花章頸飾を贈ることを決めた。併せて大勲位菊花大綬章も授与する。戦後、大勲位菊花章頸飾を受章するのは首相経験者の吉田茂、佐藤栄作、中曽根康弘各氏に続いて４人目。いずれも死後の叙勲。（2022/07/11-17:17）

The Japanese government decided Monday to honor former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead on Friday, with the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, the country's highest decoration.
   He will become the fourth person who served as Japan's prime minister to receive the decoration in the post-World War II period, following Shigeru Yoshida, Eisaku Sato and Yasuhiro Nakasone. All of them received the decoration posthumously.
   Abe will also be given the "juichii" junior first rank and the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum.
   The government decided to grant Abe the awards "in recognition of his career and accomplishments of many years," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a press conference on Monday.
   Abe, as the country's prime minister, worked hard on diplomacy, notably with the United States, as well as on economic and security policies, and he also had achievements as a long-serving Diet member, Matsuno said.