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Japanese puppets teach language, meld cultures

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Ominous in black robes and hoods, three artists move stealthily to manipulate unique charges: 4-foot Japanese puppets that are putting a new face on language instruction for college students in Missouri’s heartland.

Their art is Bunraku, an ancient form of....

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