SNAPSHOT: Puppet master assumes prestigious teacher's name

SNAPSHOT: Puppet master assumes prestigious teacher's name

Yoshida Tamame, a puppet master of the traditional Japanese puppet theatre, Bunraku, pays respect at the grave of his late teacher, Yoshida Tamao, in Osaka on March 31, 2015. Tamame has assumed the name of his master, who was a living national treasure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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