Kabuki actors' succession to names

Kabuki actors' succession to names

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kasho (2nd from R), who is to succeed the name of late national treasure Nakamura Matagoro II and become Nakamura Matagoro III, poses with his son Nakamura Tanetaro (2nd from L) and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon (R), during a parade near Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 22, 2011, to announce the planned successions. Tanetaro will become Kasho IV. The father and son will officially succeed the names at a performance to be held at Shimbashi Embujo (Shimbashi Theater) in Tokyo in September.

Kabuki actors' succession to names

Kabuki actors' succession to names

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kasho (C), who is to succeed the name of late national treasure Nakamura Matagoro II and become Nakamura Matagoro III, poses for photos with his son Nakamura Tanetaro (L) and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon (R) in front of the Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 22, 2011, before parading to announce the planned successions. Tanetaro will become Kasho IV. The father and son will officially succeed the names at a performance to be held at Shimbashi Embujo (Shimbashi Theater) in Tokyo in September.

Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Photo taken at Gunma General Information Center in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2019, shows konnyaku jelly on sale at the outlet tasked with promoting made-in-Gunma products. The jelly was produced at Haruna Endo's konnyaku factory Kasho in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Haruna Endo, who runs konnyaku factory Kasho in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, poses with her products at Gunma General Information Center in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Haruna Endo cuts konnyaku into blocks at her konnyaku factory Kasho in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Up-and-coming farmer extends reach of konnyaku with novelties

Haruna Endo, who runs konnyaku factory Kasho in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, picks konjac plants at a farm near the factory on Oct. 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kabuki actors' succession to names

Kabuki actors' succession to names

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kasho (2nd from R), who is to succeed the name of late national treasure Nakamura Matagoro II and become Nakamura Matagoro III, poses with his son Nakamura Tanetaro (2nd from L) and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon (R), during a parade near Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 22, 2011, to announce the planned successions. Tanetaro will become Kasho IV. The father and son will officially succeed the names at a performance to be held at Shimbashi Embujo (Shimbashi Theater) in Tokyo in September. (Kyodo)

Kabuki actors' succession to names

Kabuki actors' succession to names

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kasho (C), who is to succeed the name of late national treasure Nakamura Matagoro II and become Nakamura Matagoro III, poses for photos with his son Nakamura Tanetaro (L) and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon (R) in front of the Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 22, 2011, before parading to announce the planned successions. Tanetaro will become Kasho IV. The father and son will officially succeed the names at a performance to be held at Shimbashi Embujo (Shimbashi Theater) in Tokyo in September. (Kyodo)