The Government of Japan has announced to confer the 2020 Spring Decorations upon Ms. ORITA Toshiko, Vice President of the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association (PJCA), Islamabad, and Ms. MUKAI Mizue, former senior staff of the Consulate-General in Karachi, in recognition of their significant contribution to the promotion of long-term cultural exchanges and friendly relations between Japan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ORITA Toshiko will be decorated with The Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays while Ms. MUKAI Mizue will be conferred The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays.ORITA Toshiko, also laureate of Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation, has been serving as Vice President of the PJCA since decades and also used to work as a senior staff at the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan in the past. Fluent speaker of Urdu language, Ms. Orita has worked continuously with utmost dedication from the platform of PJCA to promote Japanese culture such as Ikebana among the people of Pakistan.
