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ICHIKAWA EBIZO

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 28, 2019
New generation of quasi-gangsters fly under police radar
Mainstream media last month broke a long-standing silence they've had concerning the activities of Japan's organized crime groups, which are referred to in official circles as "boryokudan" (violent groups) or, colloquially, as "yakuza."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 11, 2019
What's in a name? Ask Ichikawa Ebizo, a kabuki scion
When it comes to kabuki, there are few names as recognizable as Ichikawa Ebizo. A member of the illustrious Ichikawa kabuki family, Ebizo has been a mainstay of Japanese traditional theater since his stage debut in "The Tale of Genji" in 1983 at the age of 5. Since then, he has performed at home and...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 13, 2017
Taunts, tweets and tough talk: Japan's quotes of 2017
Soundbites tell the story of a roller-coaster year for Japan, from its Diet to its dohyu014d.
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JAPAN
Jul 1, 2017
Ebizo starts English version of late wife Kobayashi's popular blog
A week after TV announcer Mao Kobayashi's death from breast cancer, her husband, kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo, revealed Friday that he has launched an English version of the blog she updated until her final days.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2017
TV presenter Mao Kobayashi, 34, dies after battle with breast cancer
Popular television presenter Mao Kobayashi, 34, died Thursday night after a more than two-year battle with breast cancer, her husband and kabuki star Ebizo said Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 3, 2013
Ebizo rethinks kabuki's strategy
In the glitzy and gossipy world of Japanese celebrity, hardly a week goes by without revelations being made about — or made by — Ichikawa Ebizo XI.

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