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Shigeru Miyamoto Named First Game Developer to Receive Japan’s Order of Culture

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Shigeru Miyamoto First Game Developer to Receive Japan’s Order of Culture
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Miyamoto is the father of Nintendo's Mario and Zelda franchises.

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Original headline at AUTOMATON WEST: “Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto becomes first game developer to receive the Order of Culture, Japan’s highest cultural honor”

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Award
Order of Culture
Announcement Date
October 22
Ceremony Date
November 3
Recipient Role
Representative Director and Creative Fellow
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