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Graham Christian wrote:
So what is this 'other thing?'
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See:
National Treasures of Japan
Also:
Living National Treasures of Japan
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Regarding awards, he was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal and also the The Order of The Rising Sun from what I can make out. Whilst still alive I might add. Now only about 15 people ever have been awarded higher than that and they were mainly royalty.
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I can count
more than 15, lots of them not royalty.... like this
cartoonist And there says the list is not complete.
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It is widely quoted that he was declared posthumously by the Japanese government as a Sacred National Treasure.
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But this is a wrong quote. What he received was the Order of the Sacred Treasure.
My point is: Ueshiba received honours? yes, deserved? yes, but look at the people who received the same honours than him and you can see which kind these honours are.
Context is everything.