- Kinichi Honma
- An 87-year-old head lifesaver, protecting the safety of the sea for four decades
- Employees of Nihon Spindle Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- All employees worked together to rescue victims at the site of a train derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line
- Yukio Shige
- Created a consultation center to prevent suicides at the Tojinbo rock formation in Fukui; conducts patrols and helps people get a new start
- Volunteers from the Toyo'oka branch of the Hyogo Prefecture municipal pensioners federation
- By helping each other reach the top of their submerged sightseeing bus, all members returned safely
