Rakugo storyteller Danshi dies

Rakugo storyteller Danshi dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2010 shows Tatekawa Danshi, Japan's top ''rakugo'' comic storyteller, making a speech during a party at a Tokyo hotel. Danshi died Nov. 21 of larynx cancer aged 75, his management office said Nov. 23.

Transvestite bar in Tokyo

Transvestite bar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Miya Inoue (R), manager of ''Wakashu Bar Kesho Danshi,'' and three other men, all dressed as women, webcast from a studio attached to the bar located in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on June 20, 2011.

Transvestite bar in Tokyo

Transvestite bar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Ami (L) and Riku, male staff members of a bar in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, fix their makeup on June 20, 2011. At ''Wakashu Bar Kesho Danshi,'' customers are served by men dressed as women.

Transvestite bar in Tokyo

Transvestite bar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Ami (L) and Riku, male staff members of a bar in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, fix their makeup on June 20, 2011. At ''Wakashu Bar Kesho Danshi,'' customers are served by men dressed as women. (Kyodo)

Transvestite bar in Tokyo

Transvestite bar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Miya Inoue (R), manager of ''Wakashu Bar Kesho Danshi,'' and three other men, all dressed as women, webcast from a studio attached to the bar located in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on June 20, 2011. (Kyodo)

Rakugo storyteller Danshi dies

Rakugo storyteller Danshi dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2010 shows Tatekawa Danshi, Japan's top ''rakugo'' comic storyteller, making a speech during a party at a Tokyo hotel. Danshi died Nov. 21 of larynx cancer aged 75, his management office said Nov. 23. (Kyodo)