Children of Japan’s traditional theatre: Meet the kabuki kids who are reviving the ancient art form

Like most 10-year-olds in Japan, Maholo Terajima enjoys baseball and video games, but recently his schedule has also included lessons in swordfighting, choreography and fan dancing — preparations for his kabuki debut. The French-Japanese child made his first appearance to rapturous applause this week under his new stage name, Onoe Maholo, at Tokyo’s Kabuki-za theatre,…

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US FDA approves first RSV vaccine from GSK

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved GSK Plc’s (GSK.L) respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, the British drugmaker said on Wednesday, making it the first shot to be cleared for protection against a common respiratory disease that can be fatal for older people. The vaccine, Arexvy, was approved for people aged 60 and older, the company…

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