The Suntory Foundation for the Arts (Directors General: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and Shingo Torii) has announced Jo Kondo as the recipient of the 55th (2023) Suntory Music Award, which is presented to individuals or ensembles for notable contributions to the development of Western-style music in Japan. Selection process , , The first round of selections to choose candidates was held on Monday, January 8, 2024 at the conference room of the International House of Japan. The competition continued wi.
Yukiko Miyagi and Fusako Shida become the first living national treasures in Ryukyu Buyo
Yukiko Miyagi (left, courtesy of Yukiko Miyagi) and Fusako Shida (right, courtesy of the Choyo-ryu school of Ryukyu dance) dancing the classic onna-odori “Shudun”
July 16, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 16, the Japanese government’s Council for Cultural Affairs, chaired by Makoto Sato, provided Koichi Hagiuda, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) with its selection for the next national living treasures. Nago-City native and current resident of Tsuji, Naha City, Yukiko Miyagi, 87, of the Shinyo-ryu school of Ryukyu traditional dance (Ryukyu Buyo), and Naha-City native and current resident of Nerima, Tokyo, Fusako Shida, 84, of the Choyo-ryu school of Ryukyu traditional dance, were chosen to be designated holders of nationally designated important intangible cultural properties (also known as national living treasures). It is the first time a living n