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(2)Japan Week celebrated at Aichi Expo

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Shamisen (three-stringed banjo) players give a performance with a Katsushika Hokusai ukiyo-e in the background as part of events to mark Japan Week at the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture on June 7.

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Traditional Japanese music gaining popularity

TOKYO, Japan - Musical duo Yoshida Brothers -- Ryoichi (L) and Kenichi -- play the Tsugaru shamisen, a three-stringed Japanese banjo, during a recent performance at the French Embassy in Tokyo. The brothers, who dress in traditional ceremonial attire when performing, are rising stars in the traditional Japanese music scene.

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Traditional Japanese music gaining popularity

TOKYO, Japan - Musical duo Yoshida Brothers -- Ryoichi (L) and Kenichi -- play the Tsugaru shamisen, a three-stringed Japanese banjo, during a recent performance at the French Embassy in Tokyo. The brothers, who dress in traditional ceremonial attire when performing, are rising stars in the traditional Japanese music scene.

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(2)Japan Week celebrated at Aichi Expo

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Shamisen (three-stringed banjo) players give a performance with a Katsushika Hokusai ukiyo-e in the background as part of events to mark Japan Week at the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture on June 7. (Kyodo)