Medal with Purple Ribbon
Jazz musicians who received the Medal with Purple Ribbon: list of 9 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2018 | Makoto Ozone Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-) |
| 2008 | Ryōko Moriyama Japanese jazz singer |
| 2004 | Terumasa Hino Japanese jazz trumpet player |
| 2003 | Yōsuke Yamashita Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer |
| 1997 | Toshiko Akiyoshi Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master |
| 1995 | Sadao Watanabe Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-) |
| 1994 | Frankie Sakai Japanese comedian (1929-1996) |
| 1993 | Hitoshi Ueki Japanese actor, comedian, singer, guitarist (1927-2007) |
| 1969 | Ryōichi Hattori Japanese composer (1907-1993) |