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Composer discusses the behind-the-scenes of wind ensemble competitions and what makes a good performance.

A “Journalist Salon” event was held on November 27th, with the theme of wind band…

13.12.2025 2 minutes

“Everyone is a genius, it’s okay,” says composer Eishi Suzuki in a salon discussing wind ensemble music.

An event called “Reporter Salon,” where readers and reporters interact, was held on November 27.…

10.12.2025 2 minutes

Man suspected of secretly filming girl in hotel men’s bath, teacher in Tokyo rearrested.

In the case of a teachers’ group sharing secretly filmed images of a girl, authorities…

10.12.2025 2 minutes

From the Principal of Wakonaka High School to Prospective Students: Develop Your Ability to Think Through Interactions with Others

With roots in an elementary school founded in 1933, born from the Taisho-era Free Education…

10.12.2025 2 minutes

Up to 18,000 people could die in a Tokyo area earthquake.

A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake in the Tokyo area could kill up to 18,000 people,…

10.12.2025 3 minutes

Stork “Mirai” returns to her hometown from Tokyo with a male partner, whose name will be chosen through a public contest.

A Japanese crested ibis named “Mirai” (female, 11 years old), born at the “Kounotori no…

29.11.2025 3 minutes

Tokyo to change accommodation tax to a flat 3%, including private lodgings, increasing tax revenue by 2.7 times.

Regarding the “accommodation tax” imposed on hotel and inn guests, there are plans to revise…

29.11.2025 2 minutes

Competing in the National Competition with Mozart’s Masterpiece: Learning the “Spirit of Pursuit” Through Marching

The 44th Floor Division competition will be held on the 22nd. Taihoku Ikuei Elementary School,…

20.11.2025 4 minutes

Chiyoda Ward Office hosts Berlin Philharmonic’s melodies during lunchtime concert.

Three members of an orchestra known as one of the world’s finest performed a “lunchtime…

20.11.2025 2 minutes

“Thank You”: The Challenging Piece at the All-Japan Competition Earned Nihonbashi Middle School the Bronze Award

The 73rd edition was held on the 18th at the Cultural Hall for the middle…

19.10.2025 3 minutes