City near Osaka asks foreigners to apply for warlord role in parade

A city near Osaka recently put out a call asking foreign residents in Japan to apply to play the role of a feudal warlord in a local festival.The government of Daito in Osaka Prefecture said it is looking for someone to play the role of Miyoshi Nagayoshi, a lord who governed the region and the island of Shikoku near the end of Japan's "Sengoku" warring states period.The person would play the role in the western Japan city's samurai procession festival in March.The offer comes as the area gears up for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, which opens in April next year.Applications are open to any f…READ FULL ARTICLE