Japan's cultural envoys make strong bid to boost China ties

When Mansaku Nomura was just 3 years old, he made his stage debut playing a monkey. That was in Tokyo in 1931.

And now, aged 87, he is still active.

Nomura, who is referred to as a "living treasure" in Japan is keen to talk about kyogen, a form of Japanese theater. And on Aug 11 he did just that at the Japanese embassy in Beijing in the presence of his son Mansai Nomura, who is perhaps even more famous than him.