GLOBALCOMMUNITY NEWSLETTER ＊2025.1　＊＊＊English

Japanese newsletter below
https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/2025.1_newsletter_ja

Thank you very much for your continued support. Thanks to all of you, our "Global Community" newsletter, focusing on the exchange between Japanese and foreign residents in Japan, has completed its 16th year. 

We will continue addressing cross-cultural health, healthcare, and environmental issues. We remain committed to fostering cultural exchange.

We appreciate your ongoing support and look forward to the coming year.

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Although the official announcement will be made in February, we have completed the application to host the 13th International Red and White Singing Festival as an official event at the Osaka Kansai Expo. This year, we plan to hold the International Red and White Singing Festival in Indonesia and Brazil, which will also serve as a selection events. We aim to increase the number of overseas events in the future, with Osaka as our base. If you are interested in hosting selection events overseas, please contact us.Currently, we are in discussions for future events in Taiwan and the mainland United States. We appreciate your interest in this international exchange event through music.

We were interviewed by the Yomiuri Newspaper about the history of the International Red and White Singing Festival. https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/2024yomiuri_editor_en

What is the Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival, where people with Okinawan roots gather from around the world?　https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/20220628okinawa_event_en

We participated in the 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival.　https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/20221107okinawa_event_en

The 26th Grand Red and White Singing Festival in São Paulo - The largest singing event in the Brazilian Nikkei community　

https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/20241211grandkouhaku_event_en

Citizen exchange between São Paulo and Osaka - This year marks the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations.　https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/20241128osaka-sanpaulo_international_en

https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/20241128osaka-sanpaulop_international_en

IRWS　hoping towards　EXPO2025

https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/20241222expo2025_event_en

3 Most Read Articles in 2024

1: Ranking of Japanese Songs Loved by Foreigners　https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/20220320favorite_japanese_songs1_life_en

2: Japan Advocates Peace and the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the World Stage 　 https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/20220812japanese_editor_en

3: What is EZ water? The fourth state of water - the most significant scientific discovery of the century   Prof. Gerald Pollack's remarkable discovery

https://www.yokosojapan.net/article.php/20151006discovery_international_en

Stay tuned for more details and updates as we embark on another spectacular year of international musical harmony.　《Official page》  irws.org

Thank you for your attention and support throughout the year. Wishing you a wonderful new year ahead!

Sincerely, Kazumi MiyazakiEditor of Globalcommunity