Shigeru Miyamoto Honored With Japan's Order of Culture Award

Original headline at Anime News Network: “Shigeru Miyamoto Becomes 1st Game Creator to be Honored With Japan's Order of Culture Award”

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GamesOct 23

Shigeru Miyamoto to Receive Order of Culture from Japanese Emperor

If anyone deserves an Order of Culture, it’s-a-him. Every year, the Japanese holiday of Culture Day is observed on 3 November. This is also the day that the Emperor of Japan bestows the Order of Culture on selected citizens who made significant contributions to Japanese culture.

via SoraNews24

GamesOct 23

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

Miyamoto is the father of Nintendo's Mario and Zelda franchises.

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