News Summary

• Kabuki, Japan’s most popular traditional performing art, took a star turn this summer.
• Shochiku, the entertainment company that manages four kabuki theaters nationwide and organizes international tours, reported a surge in attendance since May.
• It called what it called a "two- to threefold increase’ among audiences in their 20s and 30s.
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