ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹ, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd bˈeɪɚ ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈaɪzɪŋ sˈʌn, ɡˈoʊld ænd sˈɪlvɚ ɹˈeɪz, fɔːɹ "ɐ lˈaɪftaɪm spˈɛnt pɹəmˈoʊɾɪŋ ɡˈʊdwɪl ænd bˈaɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒᵻz bᵻtwˌiːn dʒəpˈæn ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts".
On November 4, 2017, the Japanese government awarded Beyer the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, for "a lifetime spent promoting goodwill and bi-cultural exchanges between Japan and the United States".