Japan to nominate 'joruri bunraku' for UNESCO recognition

Japan to nominate 'joruri bunraku' for UNESCO recognition

TOKYO, Japan - Master puppet operator Yoshida Fumio Tamao manipulates a ''joruri bunraku'' puppet in a photo taken at the National Theater in Tokyo on May 9. Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency decided May 17 to nominate ''joruri bunraku'' puppet theater for recognition by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a ''masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity.''

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