Japan in the middle of popular tenor song whirlwind

Japan in the middle of popular tenor song whirlwind

TOKYO, Japan - Customers at sing-along coffee shop Tomoshibi in Tokyo's Shinjuku district sing the popular tenor song ''Sen no Kaze ni natte.''

Japan in the middle of popular tenor song whirlwind

Japan in the middle of popular tenor song whirlwind

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a folk-dance club in Sanyoonoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture dance to the tune of popular tenor song ''Senno Kaze ni natte.''

Garden designer Sasaki holds 'Kaze no Denwa' picture book

Garden designer Sasaki holds 'Kaze no Denwa' picture book

TOKYO, Japan - Garden designer Itaru Sasaki in February 2014 holds picture book "Kaze no Denwa" (The Phone of the Wind), themed after a phone booth he built to provide a place to mourn for people who lost their loved ones in the March 2011 disaster, in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture. Visitors talk with their missing or deceased family members or friends in their heart at the booth. The book was written by children's book author Yoko Imoto.

'Kaze no Denwa' phone booth in Otsuchi Town

'Kaze no Denwa' phone booth in Otsuchi Town

TOKYO, Japan - A phone booth built to provide a place to mourn for people who lose their loved ones in the March 2011 disaster stands in its builder Itaru Sasaki's garden in Otsuchi Town in Iwate Prefecture in February 2014.

Mizayaki film at Venice festival

Mizayaki film at Venice festival

VENICE, Italy - Studio Ghibli President Koji Hoshino (R) and Japanese actress Miori Takimoto stand up to receive an ovation after the screening of "Kaze Tachinu" (The Wind Rises) at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2013. Hoshino said earlier in the day that the animation film's director Hayao Miyazaki has decided to retire. Takimoto was the voice of the heroine in the movie.

Animation film director Miyazaki to release new movie

Animation film director Miyazaki to release new movie

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese animation film director Hayao Miyazaki gives an interview with Kyodo News on July 10, 2013 in Tokyo ahead of the July 20 release in Japan of his new work, "Kaze Tachinu" (The Wind Has Risen).

Animator Miyazaki

Animator Miyazaki

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Film director Hideaki Anno, animator Hayao Miyazaki and singer Yumi Matsutoya attend a press conference on the completion of Miyazaki's new animation film "Kaze Tachinu" at Studio Ghibli in Koganei, western Tokyo, on June 24, 2013. Anno is the voice of the main character in the film and Mastutoya sings the main song.

Shanghai World Expo

Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Women in traditional Japanese attire perform the ''Owara Kaze no Bon'' (Dance of the Wind) during an event organized by the Toyama prefectural government of Japan at the country's pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site on May 8, 2010.

''Keze-no-Bon'' dance festival begins in Toyama

''Keze-no-Bon'' dance festival begins in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Locals enjoy dancing in the city of Yao as ''Owara Kaze-no-Bon'' dance festival, one of traditional attractions in Toyama Prefecture, gets under way on Sept. 1.

Japanese actress Matsuzaka in Vietnam

Japanese actress Matsuzaka in Vietnam

Japanese actress Keiko Matsuzaka (C) poses for a photo with members of the audience at a movie theater in Hanoi on Oct. 13, 2015. "Vietnam no Kaze ni fukarete," a film in which Matsuzaka starred, was screened at the theater. It is a story about a Japanese woman and her mother suffering dementia and their life in Vietnam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional Toyama dance performed at Expo Milano

Traditional Toyama dance performed at Expo Milano

Toyama Prefecture's time-honored "Owara-Kaze-no-bon" festival dance is performed at an event square in the Expo Milano's Japan Pavilion on Aug. 1, 2015, in Italy. It was part of an event to show Toyama Prefecture's specialty products and introduce traditional culture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shanghai World Expo

Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Women in traditional Japanese attire perform the ''Owara Kaze no Bon'' (Dance of the Wind) during an event organized by the Toyama prefectural government of Japan at the country's pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site on May 8, 2010. (Kyodo)

Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

Japanese screenwriter Kyoko Inukai poses for a photo on Feb. 28, 2020, after attending an awards ceremony at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. The film "Kaze no Denwa" (Voices in the Wind) written by her after she was inspired by an actual story in a tsunami-hit northeastern Japan town was awarded Special Mention by the film festival's International Jury in Generation 14plus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

Japanese screenwriter Kyoko Inukai speaks during an awards ceremony at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 28, 2020. The film "Kaze no Denwa" (Voices in the Wind) written by her after she was inspired by an actual story in a tsunami-hit northeastern Japan town was awarded Special Mention by the film festival's International Jury in Generation 14plus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Dancers wearing woven hats perform to the music of stringed instruments in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2017, as the "Owara Kaze-no-Bon" festival begins. The three-day festival dating back some 300 years draws more than 200,000 tourists every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Dancers wearing woven hats perform to the music of stringed instruments in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2017, as the "Owara Kaze-no-Bon" festival begins. The three-day festival dating back some 300 years draws more than 200,000 tourists every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Dancers wearing woven hats perform to the music of stringed instruments in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2017, as the "Owara Kaze-no-Bon" festival begins. The three-day festival dating back some 300 years draws more than 200,000 tourists every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Dancers wearing woven hats perform to the music of stringed instruments in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2017, as the "Owara Kaze-no-Bon" festival begins. The three-day festival dating back some 300 years draws more than 200,000 tourists every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Dancers wearing woven hats perform to the music of stringed instruments in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2017, as the "Owara Kaze-no-Bon" festival begins. The three-day festival dating back some 300 years draws more than 200,000 tourists every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Traditional early autumn dance festival in Toyama

Dancers wearing woven hats perform to the music of stringed instruments in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2017, as the "Owara Kaze-no-Bon" festival begins. The three-day festival dating back some 300 years draws more than 200,000 tourists every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

''Keze-no-Bon'' dance festival begins in Toyama

''Keze-no-Bon'' dance festival begins in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Locals enjoy dancing in the city of Yao as ''Owara Kaze-no-Bon'' dance festival, one of traditional attractions in Toyama Prefecture, gets under way on Sept. 1.(Kyodo)