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Chinese theater, promoter fined for altered patriotic song in comedy | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (400+ words) September 8, 2026 at 11:30 JST BANGKOK—Authorities fined two companies and said that one of China’s best-known comedians had caused a “negative impact” on society, after an audience reported him for changing the lyrics of a patriotic song during a performance. The…...
Storyteller spreads message of peace through ‘rakugo’ comedy | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (86+ words) By MANABU UEDA/ Staff Writer June 23, 2026 at 07:00 JST Sanyutei Ryuraku, center, participates in the Festival d'Avignon theater event in France on July 18, 2014. (Provided by Sanyutei Ryuraku) “Rakugo” comic storyteller Sanyutei Ryuraku performs in seven languages but that doesn't mean he…...
Briton tries to brighten world through comedy theater in Tokyo | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (480+ words) By YUNISU MAHAR/ Staff Writer March 9, 2026 at 07:00 JST BJ Fox emcees at Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward on Feb. 5. (Yunisu Mahar) Initially a flop in comedy, BJ Fox now draws laughter at a venue in Tokyo with political satire,…...