UNESCO names Japan's Kabuki as intangible heritage of humanity

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 25 shows the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district. UNESCO said the same day it has designated the traditional Japanese theater form of Kabuki as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

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