Amid the backdrop of a graying Japan, the all-female Takarazuka musical troupe is now looking to the nation's rapidly growing Asian neighbors to boost its fan base.
In April, the troupe organizer will put on a show in Taiwan — its first overseas undertaking in which it will handle everything on its own, from ticket marketing to theater renting.
The Hyogo Prefecture-based organizer believes that if it can raise its profile abroad, it can attract more foreign tourists to its theaters in Japan.