Japan's Takarazuka troupe arrives in Taiwan for 3rd tour

A troupe from Japan's all-woman Takarazuka Revue arrived in Taiwan to perform for a third time on Wednesday.The 39-member Star Troupe will stage 14 performances at the National Theater in Taipei from Saturday to Oct. 28, and six more at a venue in the southern city of Kaohsiung from Nov. 2 to 5.Welcoming the troupe members at Japan's de facto embassy in Taipei, Japanese chief representative to Taiwan Mikio Numata called them a "driving force behind advancing country-to-country relations."The Takarazuka Revue performed for the first time in Taiwan in April 2013 to rave reviews. Following its…READ FULL ARTICLE