by minon_admin | Jan 29, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, Japanese Arts, Min-On Global Music Network, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, Performing Arts, ThailandRA
From October 12 to 20, 2019, the 6th Min-On Global Music Network was jointly held by Min-On, Thailand’s Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of Japan in Thailand to celebrate 10 years Mekong-Japan friendly relations. Taiko drum group Kodo was dispatched to Thailand...
by minon_admin | Jan 28, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, Events, Japanese Arts, KoreaCE, KoreaRA, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, Performing Arts
On December 3, 2019 at the New Century Hall of the Information and Culture Center at the Embassy of Japan in Seoul, and on December 4 at Gangnam City Hall (with the support of the Information and Culture Center), an event was held to promote friendly relations between...
by minon_admin | Sep 6, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, FranceCE, FranceRA, Japanese Arts, Overseas Dispatch Series
From June 7 to 16, 2019, Min-On sent Masaru Nishiguchi, who plays taiko and shinobue, and three other members of the Japanese music group Japan Marvelous, along with Tsugaru shamisen artist Yoshiyuki Kasai, to France. They performed at the FIMU festival in Belfort and...
by minon_admin | Jun 25, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Japanese Arts, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, Performing Arts
From April 10 to the 24, the Maidaiko Asuka Gumi was dispatched to Taiwan, where it performed nine times in five cities, including Taipei, and also at one school concert. During the show, the breathtaking, overwhelming power of Japanese taiko drums and soul-stirring...
by Peter | Mar 19, 2018 | Cultural Exchange, IndiaRA, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed that 2017—the 60th anniversary of the Indo-Japan Cultural Agreement—be designated as a year of Japan-India friendly exchange. In response to the proposal, Min-On dispatched a special troupe of Japanese traditional...
by Peter | May 25, 2017 | ChinaRA, Features, Min-On Global Music Network, News, Outreach, Overseas Dispatch Series, SingaporeRA
Min-On Concert Association has played a major role in introducing Japanese culture and performing arts to other countries for the last half century. Since 1966, Min-On has promoted a program of overseas dispatches of Japanese artists, mirroring its program of inviting...