Photos: Fmr PM Manmohan Singh receives Japan's second highest civilian honour

[caption id=“attachment_1788777” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Escorted by a Japanese official, former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur head for a photo session at the Imperial Palace. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1788779” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Manmohan Singh pictures here with Japanese recipients of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers medal, one of Japan’s highest civilian awards. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1788781” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur pose with former Australian ambassador to Japan Alistar Murray McLean during a photo session at the Imperial Palace. Singh was awarded Japan’s second highest civilian honour – the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers on 5 November. AFP[/caption]