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December 20, 2018

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of bilateral relations between Venezuela and Japan and 90 years since the first Japanese immigration to Venezuela, 1the El Sistema Festival 2018 held a special gala concert at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre's Concert Hall on Dec. 1. Inspired by the renowned Venezuelan El Sistema musical education program, El Sistema Japan was founded in 2012. | © FESJ / 2018 / KOICHIRO KITASHITA

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of bilateral relations between Venezuela and Japan and 90 years since the first Japanese immigration to Venezuela, 1the El Sistema Festival 2018 held a special gala concert at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre's Concert Hall on Dec. 1. Inspired by the renowned Venezuelan El Sistema musical education program, El Sistema Japan was founded in 2012. | © FESJ / 2018 / KOICHIRO KITASHITA

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