TOKYO (AP) — Handing down a name over generations is a central part of the Japanese traditional theater art of Kabuki, and ...

Police believe famed Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke attempted suicide at his home the same day a weekly magazine reported his ...

In the traditional Japanese art form, which featured in the Oscar-nominated Kokuho, names and skills are passed down through ...

Celebrated Kabuki actor and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon died of heart failure in Tokyo on Nov. 28. He was 77. His funeral is being arranged by close relatives. Kichiemon had been ...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese Kabuki star who recently assumed a prestigious stage name said Friday he wants to preserve the traditional art while adopting a new approach, including by collaborating with ...

LIKE SO MUCH in traditional Japanese culture, Kabuki is highly formal and stylized. Yet it can also be raucous, visceral and broadly comic. Alex Kerr, a Bethesda-born writer on Japanese culture and ...

In Kabuki, Japan's traditional theater art dating back to the 1600s, passing down a name across generations is a sacred ...

Kabuki is struggling to recover after the death of two leading actors: Ichikawa Danjūrō and Nakamura Kanzaburō. This double-blow puts pressure on the younger performers to play a more prominent role, ...

One of the most beautiful Japanese traditions is that of kabuki theater. The dance dramas are known for their elaborate and colorful makeup and costumes, stylized performances, and broad postures, ...