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[Breaking News]Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

OSAKA, Japan, May 26 Kyodo - People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater. (Kyodo)

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Kabuki actors wave to the audience at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, following the final kabuki performance at the 103-year-old theater. (Pool photo)

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

The shutter of the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in the western Japan city is closed on May 26, 2026, following the final kabuki performance of its 103-year history.

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Kabuki actor Kataoka Nizaemon (C) makes remarks at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, following the final kabuki performance at the 103-year-old theater. (Pool photo)

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater.

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater.

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Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater.

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Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing ceremony

Actors perform a traditional Japanese Kabuki play during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics on Nov. 26, 2025, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital.

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Year-end Kabuki show in Kyoto

People line up outside the Minamiza Theatre in Kyoto on Dec. 1, 2025, for the opening day of a year-end Kabuki show.

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[Breaking News]Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater. (Kyodo)

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are under way for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2025, with wooden boards with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional "kantei-ryu" style of calligraphy -- wishing for a full house -- on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Calligrapher writes kabuki actors' names

A calligrapher writes in the traditional "maneki-gaki" writing style kabuki actors' names in Kyoto on Nov. 7, 2025, on signboards to be used to decorate the Minamiza theater in the western Japan city during a year-end kabuki show.

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Calligrapher writes kabuki actors' names

A calligrapher writes in the traditional "maneki-gaki" writing style kabuki actors' names in Kyoto on Nov. 7, 2025, on signboards to be used to decorate the Minamiza theater in the western Japan city during a year-end kabuki show.

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Calligrapher writes kabuki actors' names

A calligrapher writes in the traditional "maneki-gaki" writing style kabuki actors' names in Kyoto on Nov. 7, 2025, on signboards to be used to decorate the Minamiza theater in the western Japan city during a year-end kabuki show.

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Kabuki performance in Saudi Arabia

Kabuki actor Nakamura Hayato performs in Riyadh on Nov. 3, 2025, to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Saudi Arabia.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke (C) performs during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 12, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke (C) performs during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 12, 2025.

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Bean-throwing event

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen (C) scatters roasted beans during a traditional bean-throwing event at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Sneak peek of TV animation series at Kyoto Kabuki theater

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - A sneak peek event for the Japanese animated television series "The Eccentric Family," based on the original Japanese novel written by Tomihiko Morimi, is held at Minamiza Theater, a Kabuki theater, in Kyoto on June 16, 2013.(Kyodo)

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Campaign to promote Japan's hot spring culture

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen performs in the hot spring resort town of Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2024. The eastern Japan prefecture hosted the event as it seeks inclusion of hot spring culture on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Campaign to promote Japan's hot spring culture

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen performs in the hot spring resort town of Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2024. The eastern Japan prefecture hosted the event as it seeks inclusion of hot spring culture on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Campaign to promote Japan's hot spring culture

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen performs in the hot spring resort town of Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2024. The eastern Japan prefecture hosted the event as it seeks inclusion of hot spring culture on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater. (Kyodo)

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Preparations for Kabuki performance in Kyoto

Preparations are underway for a year-end Kabuki performance in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 26, 2024, with wooden signs with the names of Kabuki actors written in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house, on display at Minamiza Theater.

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Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

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Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

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Maneki signboard for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of Kabuki performers on a wooden signboard in Kyoto on Nov. 8, 2024, for the year-end show at the Minamiza Theater in the traditional style of "maneki-gaki" calligraphy, wishing for a full house.

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Japan's new banknotes

Popular Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya, dressed as industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," poses at an event in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, celebrating his being featured in a new 10,000 yen Japanese banknote to be issued with new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes starting the following day.(Kyodo)

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Japan's new banknotes

Popular Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya, dressed as industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," poses at an event in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, celebrating his being featured in a new 10,000 yen Japanese banknote to be issued with new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes starting the following day.

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Kabuki actors cruise on Osaka river

Popular kabuki actors cruise on a river in Osaka on June 29, 2024, to advertise their summer performances at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 26.

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Kabuki actors cruise on Osaka river

Popular kabuki actors cruise on a river in Osaka on June 29, 2024, to advertise their summer performances at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 26.

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Kabuki actors cruise on Osaka river

Popular kabuki actors cruise on a river in Osaka on June 29, 2024, to advertise their summer performances at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 26.

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Kabuki actors' name plates in Kyoto

Wooden plates with Kabuki actor names written in calligraphy are installed at Minamiza Theatre in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 26, 2023, ahead of a year-end show.

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Kabuki actors' name plates in Kyoto

Wooden plates with Kabuki actor names written in calligraphy are installed at Minamiza Theatre in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 26, 2023, ahead of a year-end show.

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Maneki kanban for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of kabuki performers on a "maneki" wooden signboard in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 6, 2023, for the year-end show at Minamiza Theater.

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Maneki kanban for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of kabuki performers on a "maneki" wooden signboard in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 6, 2023, for the year-end show at Minamiza Theater.

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Japanese emperor, empress watch Kabuki performance

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a Kabuki performance at the National Theater in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2023.

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Japanese emperor, empress watch Kabuki performance

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at the National Theater in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2023, to watch a Kabuki performance.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke released on bail

A vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 31, 2023, after he is released on bail following his indictment for allegedly assisting his parents' taking of their own lives in what is believed to have been a family suicide pact. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka

Popular kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka on June 29, 2023, to advertise their summer performance at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 25.

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Kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka

Popular kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka on June 29, 2023, to advertise their summer performance at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 25.

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Kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka

Popular kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka on June 29, 2023, to advertise their summer performance at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 25.

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Kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka

Popular kabuki actors cruise through central Osaka on June 29, 2023, to advertise their summer performance at a theater in the western Japan city from July 3 to July 25.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke arrested

Journalists take a picture of a vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke as it arrives at a police station in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on June 27, 2023, ahead of his voluntary questioning in connection with the death of his parents. Ennosuke was later arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke arrested

A vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke enters a police station in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on June 27, 2023, ahead of his voluntary questioning in connection with the death of his parents. Ennosuke was later arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke arrested

A vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke enters a police station in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on June 27, 2023, ahead of his voluntary questioning in connection with the death of his parents. Ennosuke was later arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.