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Culture Minister Li wraps up successful Japan tour

Minister of Culture Li Yuan Sept. 7 concluded his first visit to Japan since taking office in May and said it had successfully deepened cultural exchanges and Taiwan’s friendship with its East Asian neighbor.   According to the Ministry of Culture, Li met with Shinji Ono, executive director of the Yokohama Arts Foundation, Sept. 6 in Tokyo and the two jointly announced that Taiwan would take part in the Yokohama Jazz Promenade set to take place in October next year. Ono mentioned that arrangements are also being made for Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre to perform in the city next year, adding that he hopes to see even more future exchanges.   The following day the minister called on the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, as a policy reference for Taiwan’s version of a similar future facility.   The main mission of the minister’s visit was attending an exhibition showcasing the national treasure “Water of Immortality,” a sculpture by Huang Tu-shui, at the Tokyo University of Arts. The event was reported in a frontpage headline story by Japan’s daily news outlet, Mainichi Shimbun, the MOC said.   Other highlights of the visit included calls on the National Art Center and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo and Kadokawa Culture Museum in Tokorozawa City, as well as a meeting with Keiji Furuya, member of the House of Representatives and chair of the Japan-ROC Diet Members’ Consultative Council, the ministry added. (SFC-E)   Write to Taiwan Today at ttonline@mofa.gov.tw