Honorary Chairman Imai Awarded Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia

Mr. IMAI Takashi， Honorary Chairman of Nippon Steel Corporation and Chairman of the Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee， has been awarded Honorary Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia， it was announced on July 8th.

The decoration is the highest among the honors bestowed by the Australian Government on non-Australians. The bestowment is in recognition of Mr. Imai’s contribution in the following areas:

1. Promotion of the export of Australian natural resources such as iron ore and coal and advancement of the investment for the development of these resources

2. Furtherance of economic exchanges between Australia and Japan as Chairman of the Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee


The conferment is scheduled to take place at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo， at 4 pm on Thursday， July 17.


Ref.: past Japanese recipients of the honor (titles are those at time of bestowment)

Jan. 1980 NAGANO ShigeoDirector & Honorary Chairman， Nippon Steel Corporation， Chairman， Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee
May 1985 OHKITA SaburoAdvisor to the Japanese Government on Economic Affairs (formerly， Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Jan. 1988 SAITO EishiroDirector & Honorary Chairman， Nippon Steel Corporation， Chairman， Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee
Jan. 1992 EJIRI KoichiroChairman， Mitsui & Co.， Ltd.
Nov. 1993 TOYODA EijiHonorary Chairman， Toyota Motor Corporation
Oct. 1997 SAITO HiroshiRepresentative Director & Chairman， Nippon Steel Corporation，Previous Chairman， Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee

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