'Bunraku' puppet theater to be performed across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Sasakawa (R), chairman of the Nippon Foundation, and noted puppeteer Kanjyuro Kiritake (2nd from R) strike a pose with others in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. Sasakawa launched a "Japan Bunraku" project on the same day to promote the traditional Japanese puppet theater through performances across Japan on a ready-to-assemble temporary stage, funded by the foundation, starting with performances at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills next March.

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