BOISE — Idaho Senate President Pro Tempore Kelly Anthon has received a prestigious commendation from the Japanese government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in recognition of his decades of work strengthening cultural and economic ties between Idaho and Japan.

The commendation was announced Tuesday at the Idaho State Capitol by Consul General Masahiro Todoriki, who traveled from the Consular Office of Japan in Portland, Oregon, to meet Sen. Anthon and his wife, Joelle (Rogers) Anthon. A formal ceremony will be held later this year at the Capitol to present the Ministry’s physical, framed award, which is still enroute from Tokyo.

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