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At present, three categories of ICH are protected by the national government of Japan. The first, “intangible cultural property”, is the best known. This is defined as “drama, music and craft techniques, and other intangible cultural products, which have a high historical or artistic value for Japan”
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Miyata, S. (2013). Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy in Japan. In: Arizpe, L., Amescua, C. (eds) Anthropological Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage. SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, vol 6. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00855-4_8
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