An ongoing collaboration between a distinguished bilingual "rakugo" artist and a University of Cambridge professor is resurrecting popular culture from Japan's Edo period never before seen by contemporary audiences.By doing so, the pair hopes to expand the repertoire of rakugo, a traditional Japanese form of comedic storytelling, making otherwise obscure aspects of Japanese literary and cultural heritage more accessible to the general public.In February, Tokyo-based rakugo master Tatekawa Shinoharu held an online Japanese performance for the students at Cambridge's Faculty of Asian and Midd…READ FULL ARTICLE
