Laureen honored by Japan
![At the ceremony at the Japan Embassy in Majuro on October 10: Laureen Joab Batol, center front, with her husband Joseph and the Japan Ambassador to the Marshall Islands Kazunari Tanaka and his wife Hiromi, and some of Laureen’s family members. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Laureen honored by Japan](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Japan-10-18.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
HILARY HOSIA Laureen Joab Batol became the first Marshallese to receive the prestigious “Order of The Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays” award that is bestowed only by the Emperor of Japan. Japan Ambassador to Marshall Islands Kazunari Tanaka presented the award to Laureen during a conferring ceremony at the Japanese Embassy in Delap last Thursday. Family […]