More than a century ago, Tsukiko Watari's grandfather helped raise money for victims of a Turkish shipwreck off Japan. She is now following in his footsteps by putting on a charity show to help people affected by the recent massive earthquake in Turkey.
Watari has organized a rakugo comic storytelling event to be held Monday at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, or Watari-um, in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
"We want to do what we can to bring smiles back to the Turkish people soon," said Watari, a staff member of the museum.
