THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 11, 2023 at 16:57 JST
A student handbook distributed by the Takarazuka Revue Co. says senior and younger members are connected by a vertical tie while those in the same year are connected by a horizontal tie. (Takaya Katada)
Lawyers outlined the final days of a budding entertainer of the famed all-female Takarazuka Revue who took her own life in late September after sacrificing sleep to perfect her art and enduring daily verbal abuse from the older members. [Read More]
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