When noh means yes.(Brief article)

NEW YORK CITY: For a hundred years now, the Japan Society of New York has been a think tank for policy wonks, entrepreneurs, diplomats and Japanophiles. But the jewel in its crown has always been the performing arts program, currently headed by Yoko Shioya. Since its inception in 1953, the program has seeded the U.S., through tours and premieres, with many of the most important cutting-edge and traditional theatre works from the Land of the Rising Sun.

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This month, in honor of the centennial anniversary, the society debuts its latest commissioned ...

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