SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government in recognition of his significant contributions to strengthening ties between Singapore and Japan.
The Embassy of Japan in Singapore posted the announcement on its social media on Tuesday (April 29), saying that Lee, Singapore’s prime minister from 2004 to 2024, had made “significant contributions to strengthening relations and promoting friendship between Japan and Singapore”.
