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Based on 5 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

TOKYO -- The number of applicants to training programs related to traditional Japanese performing arts such as Kabuki and Noh is shrinking, casting a deep shadow over the long-term future of performance arts that lie at the heart of the nation's cult... [1]

KUMAMOTO, Japan / BANGKOK -- A small prefecture in western Japan is taking its bear mascot global, in a challenge to entertainment juggernauts like Walt Disney who dominate the world’s $123 billion character licensing market. [2]

PHUKET, Thailand – Karon Police, in collaboration with Koh Phi Phi Police, apprehended an Austrian tourist on Koh Phi Phi, Krabi, after he allegedly caused the death of a Russian tourist by colliding with him while riding a jet ski at Karon Beach. [4]

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Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-07 · 31% match

From Noh to Kabuki, Japan's stage arts struggle to pass the torch

TOKYO -- The number of applicants to training programs related to traditional Japanese performing arts such as Kabuki and Noh is shrinking, casting a deep shadow over the long-term future of performance arts that lie at the heart of the nation's cult

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-06-27 · 31% match

Kumamon, Japan’s billion-dollar bear, ventures abroad

KUMAMOTO, Japan / BANGKOK -- A small prefecture in western Japan is taking its bear mascot global, in a challenge to entertainment juggernauts like Walt Disney who dominate the world’s $123 billion character licensing market.

[3] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 36% match

The EC Eyes a Kachin Angle

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-12-20 · 30% match

Jet Ski accident claims life of Russian tourist in Phuket

PHUKET, Thailand – Karon Police, in collaboration with Koh Phi Phi Police, apprehended an Austrian tourist on Koh Phi Phi, Krabi, after he allegedly caused the death of a Russian tourist by colliding with him while riding a jet ski at Karon Beach.

[5] MM asianews.it · 32% match translated from es

Un cargamento de ayudas a Ghouta oriental, asediada

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