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Japan storyteller entertains Cambodia students

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - ''Rakugo'' storyteller Katsura Utamaru performs a popular eel restaurant story, ''Shirouto Unagi,'' in Phnom Penh on Nov. 25, 2009. About 400 people including students learning Japanese listened to the comic monologue with English and Cambodian subtitles available, as part of a series of events for Japan-Mekong exchange year.

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Katsura Utamaru

Katsura Utamaru, comic storyteller (photo taken on April 27, 2007)

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Katsura Utamaru

Katsura Utamaru, comic storyteller (photo taken on Jan.22, 2004)

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Popular rakugo show host earns minister's award

"Rakugo," or Japanese sit-down comedy, performer Utamaru Katsura (R) receives an award from Hiroshi Hase, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, in Tokyo on May 31, 2016, for hosting a popular TV rakugo show, Shoten, for about 10 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Rakugo" storyteller Utamaru Katsura returns to stage

Japanese "rakugo" comedic storyteller Utamaru Katsura (3rd from L in front row), surrounded by fellow members of long-running TV program "Shoten," speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 17, 2017, after returning from illness leave. The 80-year-old is undergoing treatment for respiratory problems. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan storyteller entertains Cambodia students

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - ''Rakugo'' storyteller Katsura Utamaru performs a popular eel restaurant story, ''Shirouto Unagi,'' in Phnom Penh on Nov. 25, 2009. About 400 people including students learning Japanese listened to the comic monologue with English and Cambodian subtitles available, as part of a series of events for Japan-Mekong exchange year. (Kyodo)