Permanent 'rakugo' theater opens in Osaka, 1st since WWII

Permanent 'rakugo' theater opens in Osaka, 1st since WWII

OSAKA, Japan - Rakugo performer Katsura Sanshi, head of the Kamigata Rakugo Kyokai, pulls a rickshaw carrying Katsura Harudanji III during a ceremony held to mark the opening of the Temma Tenjin Hanjo Tei, a theater dedicated to ''rakugo'' comic storytelling, in Osaka's Kita Ward on Sept. 15. It is the first permanent rakugo theater to open in Osaka since World War II.

Permanent 'rakugo' theater opens in Osaka, 1st since WWII

Permanent 'rakugo' theater opens in Osaka, 1st since WWII

OSAKA, Japan - Rakugo performer Katsura Sanshi, head of the Kamigata Rakugo Kyokai, pulls a rickshaw carrying Katsura Harudanji III during a ceremony held to mark the opening of the Temma Tenjin Hanjo Tei, a theater dedicated to ''rakugo'' comic storytelling, in Osaka's Kita Ward on Sept. 15. It is the first permanent rakugo theater to open in Osaka since World War II. (Kyodo)

Mayor resigns over vote-buying scandal in Japan

Mayor resigns over vote-buying scandal in Japan

Yoshinori Temma (front), mayor of Mihara in Hiroshima Prefecture, bows in apology during a local assembly session on June 30, 2020, as he resigns for receiving 1.5 million yen in 2019 from Katsuyuki Kawai, who once served as justice minister. Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri have been arrested for alleged vote buying in her election campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mayor resigns over vote-buying scandal in Japan

Mayor resigns over vote-buying scandal in Japan

Yoshinori Temma (C) explains his resignation as mayor of Mihara in Hiroshima Prefecture during a local assembly session on June 30, 2020. Temma received 1.5 million yen in 2019 from Katsuyuki Kawai, who once served as justice minister and has been arrested with his lawmaker wife Anri for alleged vote buying in her election campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mayor resigns over vote-buying scandal in Japan

Mayor resigns over vote-buying scandal in Japan

Yoshinori Temma explains his resignation as mayor of Mihara in Hiroshima Prefecture during a local assembly session on June 30, 2020. Temma received 1.5 million yen in 2019 from Katsuyuki Kawai, who once served as justice minister and has been arrested with his lawmaker wife Anri for alleged vote buying in her election campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo