Ryu Yano, MNZM, Tokyo, Japan
For services to New Zealand – Japan relations. Mr Ryu Yano has been Chairperson of the Japan Committee of the Japan New Zealand Business Council, a voluntary position, for a number of years. In this capacity he has worked closely with the business community in both countries to promote the broad relationship between New Zealand and Japan. Mr Yano has been President, and is now Chair of the Sumitomo Forestry Company, which has forged strong links between New Zealand and Japan through its New Zealand business operation, Nelson Pine.