People's Honour Award

People's Honour Award (国民栄誉賞) is one of the commendations bestowed by the Prime Minister of Japan on people in recognition of their accomplishments in sport, entertainment, and other fields. The award, not restricted to Japanese nationals, was created in 1977 by the then-Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda.

Known to have declined the honor

 * Yutaka Fukumoto (1983)
 * Yūji Koseki (1989, by the bereaved family)
 * Ichiro Suzuki (2001, 2004, 2019)
 * Shohei Ohtani (2021)