by Peter | Nov 30, 2012 | IndonesiaRA, News, Recent Visitors
A member of institute plays an Indonesian Angklung on display in the Music Museum On the morning of October 23, a delegation of the Betawi Cultural Institute (LKB) from Indonesia, headed by its chairman, H. Tatang Hidayat, paid a courtesy visit to the Min-On Culture...
by Peter | Nov 30, 2012 | Cultural Exchange, Independent Productions, News, Performing Arts, RussiaRA
Members of ‘The Battle’ from Russia and Japan On the autumn evening of October 12 in Tokyo, The Battle 2012—an international street dance competition—broke out between a group of Russian dancers known as Predatorz Crew and a Japanese alliance of young dancing forces...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | News
Guests at the opening ceremony enjoy the classical sounds of an antique fortepiano Aiming to extend and improve its activities, the Min-On Concert Association newly dedicated a western Japan branch of the Min-On Music Museum in the international city of Kobe in Hyogo...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | ArmeniaRA, Choral Music, Cultural Exchange, News
The Little Singers of Armenia On the Friday evening of August 10, The Little Singers of Armenia choir, directed by its founder Tigran Hekekyan, successfully concluded their first Japan tour in front of a capacity audience at the magnificent Tokyo Opera City Concert...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | Japanese Arts, News, Performing Arts
Hanayakara The islands of Okinawa are surrounded by beautiful ocean and blessed with a superb natural environment. The islands were once a small independent nation called the Ryukyu Kingdom, where since ancient times a unique culture had developed with distinctive...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2012 | Jazz & Popular, News
Original member Don Wilson (second from right) and The Ventures during the 2012 Japan tour One of the most influential of rock and roll pioneers, the Ventures— the quintessential American guitar combo formed in the pre-Beatles era of 1958—served as a prototype for...
