Japan's only "bedridden" comedian has last laugh

Japan's only "bedridden" comedian has last laugh

Asodog, Japan's first and only "bedridden" comedian, appears onstage surrounded by other comedians in a live performance in Fukuoka on April 16, 2017. The 38-year-old suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a rare and degenerative neuromuscular disorder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000052653
  • Registered date
  • 2017/7/11 13:38:33
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2017 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3968 × 2733 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.26(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Young Japanese stand-up finding his feet in the world of comedy

    Young Japanese stand-up finding his feet in the world of comedy

    Japanese stand-up comedian Saku Yanagawa gestures during a performance at Tokyo Sports Cafe Dec. 8, 2017. Based in Tokyo and Chicago, Yanagawa is aiming to become the first Japanese regular on "Saturday Night Live." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      CORRECTED: Japan's only "bedridden" comedian laughs in face of adversity

      CORRECTED: Japan's only "bedridden" comedian laughs in face of adversity

      Asodog, Japan's first and only "bedridden" comedian, prepares to go onstage for a performance on Feb. 17, 2017, in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture. The sign reads: "Bedridden. It happens." The 38-year-old suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a rare and degenerative neuromuscular disorder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        Geisha pray for improved performances, health

        Geisha pray for improved performances, health

        Around 80 geisha wearing Japanese summer kimono, known as yukata, visit Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto on July 7, 2016, to pray for improvement of their performance and good health in the summertime. The service is held every year in early July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Geisha pray for improved performances, health

          Geisha pray for improved performances, health

          Around 80 geisha wearing Japanese summer kimono, known as yukata, visit Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto on July 7, 2016, to pray for improvement of their performance and good health in the summertime. The service is held every year in early July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            Comedian sent to prosecutors over stealing schoolgirl uniforms

            Comedian sent to prosecutors over stealing schoolgirl uniforms

            Popular comedian Kenichi Takahashi leaves a police station in Tokyo to be sent to prosecutors on Dec. 28, 2015. The 44-year-old from the comedy duo King of Comedy was arrested two days earlier on suspicion of stealing dozens of girls' uniforms from a Tokyo high school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              Comedian sent to prosecutors over stealing schoolgirl uniforms

              Comedian sent to prosecutors over stealing schoolgirl uniforms

              Popular comedian Kenichi Takahashi leaves a police station in Tokyo to be sent to prosecutors on Dec. 28, 2015. The 44-year-old from the comedy duo King of Comedy was arrested two days earlier on suspicion of stealing dozens of girls' uniforms from a Tokyo high school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                New York comedians mix Japanese game shows with American humor

                New York comedians mix Japanese game shows with American humor

                "Batsu!" host Brian Walters (left on stage) banters with the crowd after two comedians are hit with eggs by a giant chicken at a Nov. 19, 2015 performance of the show produced by Face Off Unlimited in New York that mixes American style improvisational comedy with the physical humor of Japanese TV shows. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Dolls depicting year's newsmakers shown in Tokyo

                  Dolls depicting year's newsmakers shown in Tokyo

                  Photo taken Nov. 26, 2015, in Tokyo shows five sets of unique "hina" dolls featuring newsmakers of the year. They include Naoki Matayoshi, a comedian who won the prestigious Akutagawa literary prize, and Princess Kako, who entered International Christian University in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Chirographer writes kakuki actors' names in traditional style

                    Chirographer writes kakuki actors' names in traditional style

                    Chirographer Masaru Inoue writes the names of kabuki actors appearing in the year-end performance series at the Minamiza theater in Kyoto in the traditional "maneki-gaki" writing style on Nov. 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      Chirographer writes kakuki actors' names in traditional style

                      Chirographer writes kakuki actors' names in traditional style

                      Chirographer Masaru Inoue writes the names of kabuki actors appearing in the year-end performance series at the Minamiza theater in Kyoto in the traditional "maneki-gaki" writing style on Nov. 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo