| 1970 |
- Nemu Music Academy opens (1983: renamed ‘Yamaha Music Academy’)
- 1st Nemu Jazz Inn held (held annually until 1984)
1st Tokyo International Popular Song Festival held (1971: becomes ‘World Popular Song Festival’, held annually until 1989)
- Yamaha Music Schools open in the Netherlands, Norway, Australia, and the Philippines.
- Music Foundation established in Australia
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| 1971 |
- ‘Cocky Pop’ radio program, linked to the Popular Song Contest (‘Popcon’), starts on Nippon Hoso (LF) (program continues until 1986)
- Yamaha Music Schools open in Italy, Hong Kong, and Austria
- Music Foundation and Yamaha Music School established in Indonesia
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| 1972 |
- 1st Junior Original Concert (JOC) held
- 4th Popular Song Contest (‘Popcon’) held (name changed from ‘Composition Concours’)
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| 1973 |
Yamaha Music Schools open in Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Sweden, New Zealand, and Brazil. |
| 1974 |
- First overseas JOCs held in Germany and Mexico
- Yamaha Music School opens in Malaysia
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| 1975 |
- Epicurus Recording Studio opens
- 1st Nemu Spring Festival held (held annually until 1983)
- ‘Arranging Popular Music - Practical Guide I & II’, compiled by Genichi Kawakami, published
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| 1976 |
- Yamaha Music Schools open in Venezuela and UK
- 1st Senior Original Concert held
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| 1977 |
- ‘Cocky Pop‘ TV program, linked to the Popular Song Contest (‘Popcon’), starts on NTV (program continues until 1986)
- Genichi Kawakami's ‘In the Beginning was the Song’ published.
- Yamaha Music School opens in Chile
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| 1978 |
- Yamaha Music Foundation branch offices open throughout Japan
- Yamaha Music School opens in Argentina
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| 1981 |
- Genichi Kawakami's ‘Children are the Best Teachers’ published.
- JOC held at the UN General Assembly Hall (joint concert with the US National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich)
- 1st International Original Concert held
- Yamaha Music School opens in Panama
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| 1982 |
- JOC held in Austria (joint concert with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Horst Stein)
- Yamaha Music School opens in Peru
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| 1983 |
Yamaha Music Schools open in Greece and Costa Rica |
| 1986 |
- JOC held at Carnegie Hall in New York (joint concert with Canadian Brass)
- A radio program linked to Teens' Music Festival starts on LF (2000: renamed ‘Teens' Music Wave’)
- Popular Music School (PMS) course established
- Young Original Concert held
- Genichi Kawakami's ‘Reflections on Music Popularization’ published
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| 1987 |
- Broadcast of ‘Original Concert - Music we created’ begins on TV Asahi (ran weekly until 1998)
- 1st Teens' Music Festival (TMF) National Finals held
- 1st Band Explosion held (held annually until 1991)
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| 1988 |
- Music Scholarship Program established (1999: consolidated into ‘Yamaha Music Support Program’)
- Yamaha Master Class begins
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| 1989 |
- 20th World Popular Song Festival held
- Yamaha Music Schools open in Uruguay and Bolivia
- Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe established
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