Japan's history of the performing arts is ... Kabuki is by far the most well-known form of Japanese theater, and has built up quite the reputation as a rowdy and exciting affair.

Japan's National Theatre, a base for the traditional performing arts, is in crisis. The sleek theater in central Tokyo closed a year ago for reconstruction. But the process has stalled ...

Son of a lumber merchant, he experienced Japan’s compulsory military service, became a proficient swordsman. Later he entered the theatre ... active form of drama, quickly called it Ken-Geld ...