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Oldest Rakugo Performer Katsura Yonemaru Dies at 99

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Katsura Yonemaru

The Yomiuri Shimbun

10:50 JST, August 5, 2024

Rakugo storyteller Katsura Yonemaru, the oldest rakugo performer, died at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday. He was 99.

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