(XINHUA)

Yan Jun, a 26-year-old Chinese student in Osaka, Japan, was presented with a certificate of gratitude by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his official residence in Tokyo on November 13. Yan risked his life to save a 9-year-old Japanese boy who was drowning on September 16.

While a crowd waited on the bank for professional rescuers, Yan plunged into a flooded river twice to rescue the boy.

Receiving Yan at the Imperial Palace, Japanese Emperor Akihito also praised the young Chinese student for his bravery.