(2)Joruri bunraku gains UNESCO recognition

(2)Joruri bunraku gains UNESCO recognition

TOKYO, Japan - Minosuke Yoshida operates a ''joruri bunraku'' puppet to perform the tragic drama ''Sonezaki Shinju'' in an undated photo released by Japan's Culture Agency. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Nov. 7 recognized Japan's traditional form of puppet theater as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. (Kyodo)

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