Rakugo artist Katsura Bunshi

Rakugo artist Katsura Bunshi

TOKYO, Japan - Rakugo artist Katsura Bunshi is pictured at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012. The 69-year-old artist, formerly known as Katsura Sanshi, will give performances of comic storytelling in Paris on Dec. 7 and 8 as part of ongoing shows marking his succession to the name of his late master.

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