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Kosanji elected new 'rakugo' association chief

TOKYO, Japan - Yanagiya Kosanji (L), a master of the Japanese traditional comic storytelling art of ''rakugo,'' shakes hands with Reireisha Bafu after being elected to succeed him as head of the Rakugo Kyokai association in Tokyo on June 25, 2010.

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Reireisha Bafu

Reireisha Bafu, comic storyteller, chairman of Rakugo association (photo taken on Oct. 31, 2007)

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Kosanji elected new 'rakugo' association chief

TOKYO, Japan - Yanagiya Kosanji (L), a master of the Japanese traditional comic storytelling art of ''rakugo,'' shakes hands with Reireisha Bafu after being elected to succeed him as head of the Rakugo Kyokai association in Tokyo on June 25, 2010. (Kyodo)