by minon_admin | Aug 26, 2025 | Cultural Exchange, Latest Events, News
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Min-On Culture Center Museum Hall, we held a Lecture Concert Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Costa Rica, featuring Costa Rican classical guitarist Alejandro Gómez...
by minon_admin | Jul 30, 2025 | Latest Events, News, Outreach, School Concerts
In June 2025, the Min-On Concert Association held three school concerts across three cities in Japan. The artists and the schools that hosted them are as follows. Jacob Koller 6/6 (Fri): Meiji Elementary School in Nagoya City ASKA Japanese Drum 6/10 (Tue):...
by minon_admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Competitions, Cultural Exchange, Latest Events, News, Outreach
On July 10, the top three conductors of the Tokyo International Conducting Competition (TICC) 2024 performed with the NHK Symphony Orchestra in the Prize Winners Debut Concert held at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Some 1,800 people attended the concert, including...
by minon_admin | Jul 11, 2025 | Cultural Exchange, Latest Events, News, Overseas Dispatch Series
The acapella group Rajaton of Finland concluded its eight-venue, four-city tour of Taiwan, which took place in the month of April held under the auspices of the Min-On Concert Association. Founded in 1997, Rajaton is named after the Finnish word meaning “boundless,”...
by minon_admin | Jul 11, 2025 | Interviews, Latest Events, News
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan, the Korea–Japan Youth Concert 2025 was held in April this year in Tokyo and Osaka. We had the opportunity to interview Sho Asano, a leading Tsugaru-shamisen...
by minon_admin | Jul 4, 2025 | Cultural Exchange, Interviews, Latest Events, News, Overseas Dispatch Series
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan, the “Korea – Japan Youth Concert 2025” was held this April, bringing together young musicians from both countries for a special cultural...
