Bunraku puppet theater's living national treasure calls it quits

Toyotake Shimatayu, 83, a living national treasure in the "Bunraku" traditional Japanese puppet theater, announces his retirement as a "tayu" narrator at a news conference in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 21, 2015. His last performance will be held in February 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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