Kunieda to Be Considered for People’s Honor Award

The Yomiuri Shimbun

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.