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Osaka's drum-playing doll Kuidaore Taro

Kuidaore Taro, a life-sized clown doll and symbol of Dotombori entertainment district in Osaka, western Japan, gets a new drum gifted by Yamaha Music Japan Co. strapped to his front on April 24, 2023.

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Osaka's drum-playing doll Kuidaore Taro

Kuidaore Taro, a life-sized clown doll and symbol of Dotombori entertainment district in Osaka, western Japan, gets a new drum gifted by Yamaha Music Japan Co. strapped to his front on April 24, 2023.

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'Kuidaore Taro' calls for blood donations in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Mechanical drummer Kuidaore Taro solicits blood donation from passing pedestrians near JR Osaka Station in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2010. The local Red Cross Society's blood center used the figure, a symbol of Osaka's Dotonbori area famous for its theaters, shops and restaurants, as part of efforts to boost its blood donation campaign.

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Total eclipse in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Popular mechanical drum-playing clown doll Kuidaore Taro at an entrance of a commercial complex in the Dotonbori district in Osaka wears a pair of special glasses to observe the solar eclipse on July 22. The caption balloon says, ''We are having a total solar eclipse. I wonder if I could see it too...''

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Kuidaore Taro returns to Osaka's Dotonbori

OSAKA, Japan - People are photographed in front of the mechanical drum-playing clown doll Kuidaore Taro (L) at the entrance to a commercial complex in the Dotonbori district in Osaka on July 19. Taro, along with his ''brother'' Jiro (R), returned to the western Japan city the same day, saying in a balloon, ''I'll work hard again from today banging my drum!''

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Kuidaore Taro returns to Osaka's Dotonbori

OSAKA, Japan - People take photos of the mechanical drum-playing clown doll Kuidaore Taro at an entrance of a commercial complex in the Dotonbori district in Osaka on July 19. Taro returned to the western Japan city the same day, saying in a balloon, ''I'll work hard again from today banging my drum!''

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Kuidaore Taro returns to Osaka's Dotonbori

OSAKA, Japan - People take photos of the mechanical drum-playing clown doll Kuidaore Taro at an entrance of a commercial complex in the Dotonbori district in Osaka on July 19. Taro returned to the western Japan city the same day, saying in a balloon, ''I'll work hard again from today banging my drum!'' (Kyodo)

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Kuidaore Taro returns to Osaka's Dotonbori

OSAKA, Japan - People are photographed in front of the mechanical drum-playing clown doll Kuidaore Taro (L) at the entrance to a commercial complex in the Dotonbori district in Osaka on July 19. Taro, along with his ''brother'' Jiro (R), returned to the western Japan city the same day, saying in a balloon, ''I'll work hard again from today banging my drum!'' (Kyodo)

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'Kuidaore Taro' calls for blood donations in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Mechanical drummer Kuidaore Taro solicits blood donation from passing pedestrians near JR Osaka Station in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2010. The local Red Cross Society's blood center used the figure, a symbol of Osaka's Dotonbori area famous for its theaters, shops and restaurants, as part of efforts to boost its blood donation campaign. (Kyodo)

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G-20 summit

A speech balloon reading "welcome to Osaka" is attached to the Kuidaore Taro mechanical drum-playing clown in Osaka's Dotonbori commercial district on June 28, 2019, the first day of the two-day summit of the Group of 20 leaders in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-20 summit

People gather around the Kuidaore Taro mechanical drum-playing clown in Osaka's Dotonbori commercial district on June 28, 2019, the first day of the Group of 20 summit in the western Japan city. A speech balloon reading "welcome to Osaka" is attached to the figure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People gather around the Kuidaore Taro mechanical drum-playing clown in Osaka on May 1, 2019, the first day of Japan's new imperial era Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People gather around the Kuidaore Taro mechanical drum-playing clown in Osaka on May 1, 2019, the first day of Japan's new imperial era Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Signature mechanical drummer in Osaka

Women pose with the Kuidaore Taro mechanical drum-playing clown by a sign promoting Osaka's bid to host the 2025 World Expo, in the Dotombori district of the western Japan city on March 2, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo