Honduras stage Japanese play about hardships

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Students at Honduras' national arts academy perform a play based on the Japanese legend ''Kome Hyappyo'' (100 Sacks of Rice), about a starving feudal clan that spends a chaaritable gift on education instead of food. The Honduran government has taken a cue from Tokyo's use of the legend to encourage Japanese.

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