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Japan's Largest Taiwanese Cultural Festival 'TAIWAN PLUS' Returns to Ueno Park on Sept 16 and 17

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Friday, September 15, 2023
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The much-anticipated "TAIWAN PLUS" cultural festival, co-organized by the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) and Eslite Spectrum, is set to make a grand return on Sept. 16 and 17.

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  • The much-anticipated "TAIWAN PLUS" cultural festival, co-organized by the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC) and Eslite Spectrum, is set to make a grand return on Sept. 16 and 17.
  • Last year, the festival, which stands as one of Japan's most significant celebrations of Taiwanese culture, attracted an impressive 200,000 attendees in just two days.
  • For this year’s edition, the festival will gather over a hundred Taiwanese brands to present the latest and most stylish aspects of Taiwanese lifestyle through food, music, and design at Ueno Park in Tokyo.
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    Japan's largest Taiwanese cultural festival 'TAIWAN PLUS' returns to Ueno Park on Sept 16 and 17 (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The central theme for this year's festival "Taiwan x Japan" embodies the essence of mutual prosperity and co-creation between the two nations.

Yo-Yo Ma, James Turrell, Sebastião Salgado, And Glenn Murcutt Awarded The 2021 Praemium Imperiale, World's Largest And Most Prestigious Art Prize

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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"I am grateful to receive the Praemium Imperiale and feel its international reputation is deserved and enhanced by its previous recipients," said James Turrell.

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  • "I am grateful to receive the Praemium Imperiale and feel its international reputation is deserved and enhanced by its previous recipients," said James Turrell.
  • "The Praemium lmperiale is a wonderful cultural gift to the arts, internationally," said Glenn Murcutt.
  • For bios and images of the 2021 Praemium Imperiale laureates, please click here (please note, this site is password protected.
  • The grant was inaugurated in 1997 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Praemium Imperiale.