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Crown prince's family watches dance performance

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from L), his wife Crown Princess Kiko (3rd from R), their daughter Princess Kako (L) and their son Prince Hisahito (R) watch a Ryukyu dance performance at a Noh theater in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito watches dance performance

Japanese Prince Hisahito watches a Ryukyu dance performance at a Noh theater in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

NARA, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 16, 2025.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 16, 2025.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 16, 2025.

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SPORT INVERNALI - Pattinaggio sul Ghiaccio - ISU World Tour Short Track - Milano 2025

Dohee Noh of Korea seen in action during Day One ISU Short Track World Tour #6 Milan at Unipol Forum

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Golf: Founders Cup

Yealimi Noh of the United States poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Founders Cup golf tournament on Feb. 9, 2025, at Bradenton Country Club in Bradenton, Florida.

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[Breaking News] Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

Nara,Japan, May 17 Kyodo -A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.

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Traditional outdoor Noh play in Nara

A traditional outdoor Noh play is performed at Kofuku Temple in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on May 17, 2024.

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(SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CLIMBING WORLD CUP-WOMEN'S SPEED-QUALIFICATIONS

(230507) -- JAKARTA, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Yafei (R) of China and Noh Heeju of South Korea compete during the women's speed qualification of IFSC Climbing World Cup 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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Princess Kako at Noh theater

Japanese Princess Kako (R) watches a Kyogen traditional Japanese farce performed in sign language at the National Noh Theatre in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako at Noh theater

Japanese Princess Kako arrives at the National Noh Theatre in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2024, to watch a Kyogen traditional Japanese farce performed in sign language. (Pool photo)

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(SP)CHINA-SHAOXING-ASIAN GAMES-SPORT CLIMBING(CN)

(231004) -- SHAOXING, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Noh Heeju of South Korea prepares before the Women's Speed Relay Match of Sports Climbing at the 19th Asian Games in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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Noh performance at Vatican

Japanese Noh actor Tsunao Yamai performs the classical play "Okina" in a music school hall at the Vatican on May 12, 2023. The play is a sacred rite on the theme of the peace and safety of the world.

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(SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CLIMBING WORLD CUP-WOMEN'S SPEED-QUALIFICATIONS

(230507) -- JAKARTA, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Yafei (R) of China and Noh Heeju of South Korea compete during the women's speed qualification of IFSC Climbing World Cup 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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Entrance ceremony for new employees

New employees of Tamadic Co. attend an entrance ceremony held at Nagoya Noh Theater in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 3, 2023, the first weekday of the new business year.

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S. Korea raps Abe's sending of ritual offering to Yasukuni

SEOUL, South Korea - Noh Kwang Il, spokesman for South Korea's Foreign Ministry, announces a commentary in Seoul on Oct. 17, 2014, criticizing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's sending of a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo for its autumn festival and some Japanese lawmakers paying their homage at the shrine.

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'Takigi Noh' performed under illuminated Himeji Castle

HIMEJI, Japan - "Takigi Noh," a traditional Japanese musical drama, is played against the backdrop of the illuminated Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014. "Takigi Noh" is a special form of Noh performed on an outdoor stage lit by "takigi" firewood after dark. The recently refurbished castle is a national treasure of Japan and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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7 recommended as Japan living national treasures

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 17, 2014, in Tokyo shows leading Noh performer Umewaka Gensho. On July 18, 2014, the government's Council for Cultural Affairs recommended Umewaka and six other people as Japan living national treasures.

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7 recommended as Japan living national treasures

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 17, 2014, in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, shows traditional Noh drummer Mishima Gentaro. The government's Council for Cultural Affairs recommended Mishima and six others as Japanese living national treasures on July 18, 2014.

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Noh tradition performed at shrine in Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - The annual "Mizuumi no Dengaku Nohmai," a Noh tradition designated as a national intangible folk cultural property, is performed at Ukan Shrine in the town of Ikeda, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 15, 2014.

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19th-century daimyo mansion model found in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Photo shows a 19th-century scale model of the mansion of a Japanese daimyo feudal lord at the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna on Feb. 11, 2013. At center in the front is a ''noh'' performance stage. The wooden model, which was sent by the government of Meiji era Japan for the fifth world exposition held in Vienna in 1873 and found at the museum's depot in 1995, will be repaired as a major exhibit at the museum from around 2016.

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'Joan of Arc' performed in Noh in France

PARIS, France - A Japanese troupe performs a Noh adaptation of ''Joan of Arc'' at Jardin d'Acclimatation Theater in Paris on May 7, 2012.

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'Joan of Arc' performed in Noh in France

PARIS, France - A Japanese troupe performs a Noh adaptation of ''Joan of Arc'' at Jardin d'Acclimatation Theater in Paris on May 7, 2012.

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Japanese traditional arts performed in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Japanese Noh actor and human national treasure Tsumura Reijiro (L) performs in a workshop for researchers at the Japanese Embassy in Tehran on July 20, 2011. He took part in a three-day event in the Iranian capital of performances and workshops of Japanese traditional arts.

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Tokyo early birds try to catch spouses, gain cultural knowledge

TOKYO, Japan - A Noh artist teaches a group of people how to perform the ''Takasago'' chant during a morning session at Komyoji Temple in Tokyo's Kamiyacho district on July 2.

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Emperor, empress attend Japanese Noh play

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (standing L) and Empress Michiko greet the audience as they arrive at the National Noh Theater in Tokyo on Nov. 28 to watch a traditional Japanese Noh play. (Pool photo)

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Shigeyama Sensaku

Shigeyama Sensaku, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on Nov. 3, 2007)

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Cambodia National Assembly head Heng Samrin attends Noh show

KYOTO, Japan - Heng Samrin (L), president of the Cambodian National Assembly, meets with Hisanori Kongo, the head of the Kongo school of Noh, after attending a Noh performance at the Kyoto State Guesthouse on Oct. 19.

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Veteran Noh actor Kanze dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran Noh actor Kanze Hideo, who died of colon cancer at a Tokyo hospital on June 8, his family said. He was 79.

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Japanese beef promoted in U.S. for 1st time in 6 years

LOS ANGELES, United States - A tasting event to promote Japanese beef is held in Los Angeles following decisions by Japan and the United States in December to resume imports of each other's beef products. Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (Zen-Noh) organized the event to mark the first shipment of Japanese beef to the U.S. market since an import ban was imposed in March 2000 after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Japan.

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Izumi Motoya

Izumi Motoya, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on March 17, 2005)

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Nomura Manzo

Nomura Manzo, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on Nov. 1, 2004)

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Japanese antiwar 'kyogen' comedy to be staged in Paris

KYOTO, Japan - Scriptwriter Takeshi Umehara speaks at a press conference in Kyoto on March 10. He said that a Japanese traditional ''kyogen'' comic theater presentation will be staged from April 27 to 29 in Paris to deliver an antiwar message. Kyogen is a comic form of Noh drama and one of the traditional theaters in Japan that flourished from the mid-14th century.

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Nomura Mannojo

Nomura Mannojo, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on Dec. 6, 2003)

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Kyoto brothers celebrate life of Nishijin art

KYOTO, Japan - Two artisan brothers in Kyoto -- Itaro Yamaguchi (R), 101, and his brother Yasujiro, 99 -- will celebrate their lifelong careers dedicated to Kyoto's famed Nishijin textile, opening their first joint exhibition in December in Tokyo. The exhibition will feature about 50 works, including ''Genji'' scrolls and Noh costumes.

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Nomura Mannojo

Nomura Mannojo, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on June 26, 2003)

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Shipment of square watermelons begins in Kagawa

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Workers at an agricultural cooperative in Kagawa Prefecture make preparations June 12 for the shipment of square watermelons that look like huge dice. The Zentsuji branch of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (Zen-Noh) will ship about 700 cubic watermelons, grown in 19 x 19 centimeter glass boxes, to the domestic market as well as to Hong Kong and Canada, among other places. The specialty of the Zentsuji cooperative fetches around 10,000 yen each wholesale and is only for exhibition.

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(1)Tokyo Station, Iwate Noh stage proposed as cultural assets

TOKYO, Japan - The red brick Tokyo Station building (in file photo) was among eight structures proposed April 18 by the Cultural Affairs Agency to be designated as nationally important cultural assets.

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(2)Tokyo Station, Iwate Noh stage proposed as cultural assets

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - The Noh stage at Hakusan Shrine (in file photo) located within Chusonji Temple in Iwate Prefecture was among eight structures proposed April 18 by the Cultural Affairs Agency to be designated as nationally important cultural assets.

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Izumio Motoya

Izumio Motoya, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on Nov. 18, 2002)

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Snow Brand's planned firm to use new brand name 'MEGMILK'

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Sugitani (C), who will assume the presidency of Nippon MilkCommunity Co. to be launched Jan. 1, and other officials show the company's new brand called ''MEGMILK'' at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 22. The new company will be formed by integrating milk divisions of the scandal-hit Snow Brand Milk Products Co., the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (Zen-Noh) and the National Federation of Dairy Cooperative Associations (Zenrakuren).

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Nomura Mansai

Nomura Mansai, Noh farce actor (photo taken on May 27, 2002)

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Nomura Mansai supervises Tokyo theater

TOKYO, Japan - Nomura Mansai, 36, a Noh comedy performer, has served as supervisor of Tokyo's Setagaya public theater since Aug. 1.

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Replica of medieval Noh costume unveiled to media

KYOTO, Japan - Unveiled to the media at a news conference in Kyoto on July 23 is a replica of the gorgeous Noh costume worn by Japan's medieval warlord Maeda Toshiie (1538-99). It took eight months for a Kyoto-based nonprofit organization devoted to promotion of kimono to complete the precise copy of the original costume which is kept at a Tokyo foundation.

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Police raid Zen-Noh Chicken Foods over chicken mislabeling

TODA, Japan - Police officers walk into Zen-Noh Chicken Foods Corp. in Toda, north of Tokyo, on April 22 after the company, affiliated with the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (Zen-Noh), admitted to selling imported chicken as domestic.