Tsunami aftermath in Kesennuma

Tsunami aftermath in Kesennuma

KURIHARA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2011, shows large houses called ''Karakuwa Goten'' (Karakuwa Mansions) damaged by a quake-triggered tsunami in a coastal area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. The area was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

Okinawa-style folk song bars gaining popularity in Osaka

Okinawa-style folk song bars gaining popularity in Osaka

Patrons enjoy live entertainment by musicians on Aug. 5, 2015, at Uruma Goten, a "minyo sakaba" folk song tavern in Osaka, western Japan, that serves Okinawan cuisine and presents live music performances. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese players perform good luck-inviting ritual at Expo Milano

Japanese players perform good luck-inviting ritual at Expo Milano

The traditional Japanese "Mikawa-Goten-Manzai" ritual to call in seven lucky gods is performed by players clad in Shinto priest costumes at the Japanese pavilion's event square of Expo Milano in the Italian city on Aug. 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese men perform good luck-inviting ritual at Expo Milano

Japanese men perform good luck-inviting ritual at Expo Milano

Japanese men clad in traditional Shinto priest costumes perform the "Mikawa-Goten-Manzai" ritual for driving away demons and calling in seven lucky gods at the Japanese pavilion's event square of Expo Milano in the Italian city on Aug. 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tsunami aftermath in Kesennuma

Tsunami aftermath in Kesennuma

KURIHARA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2011, shows large houses called ''Karakuwa Goten'' (Karakuwa Mansions) damaged by a quake-triggered tsunami in a coastal area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. The area was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. (Kyodo)