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'Oyaji gal' cartoonist Chusonji dies at 42

TOKYO, Japan - Cartoonist Yutsuko Chusonji (file photo taken in 1999), known for work depicting the ''oyaji (old man) gal'' phenomenon during Japan's bubble economy period, died Jan. 31 of colon cancer at a Yokoyama hospital, her office said. She was 42.

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'Oyaji gal' cartoonist Chusonji dies at 42

TOKYO, Japan - Cartoonist Yutsuko Chusonji (file photo taken in 1999), known for work depicting the ''oyaji (old man) gal'' phenomenon during Japan's bubble economy period, died Jan. 31 of colon cancer at a Yokoyama hospital, her office said. She was 42.

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Statues of "yokai" monsters cleaned ahead of New Year

Local people wipe the dirt off the statue of Kitaro, a boy "yokai" monster character, and Medama-oyaji, an eye-ball man who is Kitaro's father, on his palm, alongside the "Mizuki Shigeru Road" shopping street in Sakaiminato, western Japan, on Dec. 29, 2015. Local people annually wipe the dirt off more than 150 bronze statues of characters from the late cartoonist Mizuki's horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" at the yearend to express their gratitude for the statues that draw an annual 2 million tourists to the town. The cartoonist, who hailed from Sakaiminato, died in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Music helping to bridge gap between Japanese and Koreans in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Members of the PTA Oyaji Band pose after a practice session in a classroom at Oike Junior High School in Osaka's Ikuno Ward on March 12. (Kyodo)