by minon_admin | Oct 12, 2018 | News, Outreach, Recent Visitors
On October 12, 2018, musical group La Jagua from Colombia visited the Min-On Culture Center during their Japan tour. During a discussion with Min-On, La Jagua leader and percussionist Mr. Fabian Molano spoke enthusiastically on their current tour, saying, “We perform...
by minon_admin | Sep 21, 2018 | News, Outreach, Tohoku Hope Concert
The 71st Tohoku Hope Concert was held at Rifudaisan Elementary School in Rifu Town, Miyagi, on the September 3. Youmi Kimura, the singer and composer of Always with Me—the main theme from the film “Spirited Away” that put her in the limelight—performed with Toshio...
by minon_admin | Sep 20, 2018 | News, School Concerts
A School Concert featuring the pop duo Cousin (who are actually cousins) was held at Kasama Elementary School in Inabe City, Mie, on September 10, 2018. A total of 320 people enjoyed the show including school children, their guardians and staff. The event was...
by minon_admin | Sep 19, 2018 | ChinaRA, Features, News, Outreach
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship and the 50th anniversary of a proposal calling for normalization of relations between China and Japan, delivered by Min-On founder Daisaku Ikeda—then president of Soka Gakkai—on...
by minon_admin | Sep 12, 2018 | Headline, Lectures, News, Outreach, UruguayRA
A concert celebrating the Oriental Republic of Uruguay’s Independence Day, co-sponsored by the Min-On Concert Association and the Uruguay Ambassador to Japan, His Excellency César Ferrer, was held at the Min-On Culture Center on September 4. Ambassador Ferrer opened...
by minon_admin | Sep 10, 2018 | Headline, IndonesiaRA, Min-On Global Music Network, News, Outreach
This event was held as a fifth major turning point for the Min-On Global Music Network, and in celebration of the 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Indonesia. Events were held twice in the capital of Jakarta and once in...