Japan Govt to Give Wheelchair Tennis Legend Kunieda ‘People’s Honor Award’

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed government officials to consider giving Japanese wheelchair tennis legend Shingo Kunieda the People’s Honor Award, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Friday. The 38-year-old wheelchair tennis star “achieved an unprecedented feat that will go down in history,” Matsuno said at a press conference. He “made an outstanding contribution in boosting the popularity of parasports and the development of sports,” Matsuno said. Episode notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/02/03/japan-govt-considering-honoring-wheelchair-tennis-legend-kunieda/