Japan artisans showcase Olympic collection as pandemic leaves things on sour note
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Last Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 11:48 AM IST
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With just 99 days until the Olympics, a surge in virus cases has raised doubts about the Games.
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In this picture taken on April 12, 2021, Kimiaki Kono, who created a special Tokyo 2020 branded shamisen, a traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument, poses at his workshop in Tokyo.
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TOKYO: Craftsman Kimiaki Kono was hoping the Tokyo Olympics would be a chance to win new fans for Japan s lute-like shamisen, but the pandemic has left things on a sour note. I want people around the world to know about this instrument, the 62-year-old told AFP at a Tokyo workshop where he builds the three-stringed shamisen, used in Japanese art forms such as kabuki theatre.