In April 1961 on the occasion of Emperor Hirohito's 60th birthday Gordon was invited to spend several weeks in Japan under the sponsorship of the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.
En abril de 1961, con motivo do sexaxésimo aniversario do emperador Hirohito, Gordon foi invitada a pasar varias semanas en Xapón baixo o patrocinio do periódico xaponés Yomiuri Shimbun.