Kunieda to Be Considered for People’s Honor Award
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Shingo Kunieda
16:50 JST, February 3, 2023
Recently retired wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda will be considered for the People’s Honor Award, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Friday.
At a press conference, Matsuno revealed that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had instructed him to consider awarding Kunieda, who won a total four gold medals in men’s wheelchair tennis at the Paralympic Games.
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