Enjoying a career as a rakugo artist for a half-century, Kosanji takes pleasure now when he feels that the audience is "one" with his storytelling. His advice for younger rakugo artists is "to ...

Yanagiya Kosanji, a famed “rakugo” comic storyteller designated a national treasure, died at his home in Tokyo on Oct. 7. He was 81. He was known for telling amusing stories about the ...