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Yoko Nishii and Marija Vidovic held concerts in Tokyo, Tokamachi, and Osaka
Marija Vidović, Blaženka Hrastić, H. E. Dražen Hrastić, Yoko Nishii, and Zlatko Mateša
Three concerts with Marija Vidović (soprano) and Yoko Nishii (piano) were held in Tokyo, Tokamachi, and Osaka.
The concert at Europa House in Tokyo was coorganised by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Japan and EU delegation to Japan, on the occasion of celebrating
the Croatian Statehood Day
the 10th Anniversary of the EU membership
the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Croatia and Japan.
The concert in Tokamachi-City was coorganised by Tokamachi City and the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Japan, celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Croatia and Japan & the 20th Anniversary of Friendhship between Tokamachi city and Croatia.
THe concert in Osaka was organised by the newly appointed Honorary Consul Mr. Shigeki Ebi, celebrating the Opening of the Consulate of the Republic of Croatia in Osaka, in addition to the above-mentioned anniversaries.
Welcoming speech of H. E. Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of EU to Japan
Welcoming speech of H. E. Dražen Hrastić, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Japan
Yoko Nishii's solo play
Croatian flag is the third one to the left from the clock
In Tokyo at the beginning of the ceremony, anthems of the Republic of Croatia, Japan, and EU were performed. Then there were four official speeches before the concert;
Amb Dražen Hrastić (Republic of Croatia)
Amb Jean-Eric Paquet (EU)
State Minister Kenji Yamada, MoFA (Japan)
minister Taro Kono (Japan)
After the concert, there was a beautiful reception (buffet) arranged by Mrs. Blaženka Hrastić with a tost speech by Mr. Zlatko Mateša.
In Tokamachi there were speeches by Mr. Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, the Mayor of Tokamachi City and Amb Dražen Hrastić.
In Osaka there were three speeches before the concert;
Amb Dražen Hrastić
Amb Tsutomu Himeno
Mr. Shigeki Ebi
After the concert, there was a beautiful reception (buffet) with a toast speech by Mr. Yasuhide Nakayama (former State Minister of Defense).
