Concert record

Hundreds of Japanese musicians have set a new world record for a non-stop concert, performing about 2,000 tunes consecutively over 182 hours.

The concert began on the evening of Friday, March 23 in the western Japanese city of Omi, with professional and amateur musicians aged between six and 96 taking turns in the relay.

An official of London-based Guinness World Records has attended and approved the new record.

The previous longest concert was 181 hours set in Canada in 2001.