<p>Noriko Tadano grew up in the Chiba prefecture of Japan, but is now Australia's foremost proponent of a three-stringed, traditional Japanese banjo-like instrument, called the shamisen.</p>

Noriko Tadano grew up in the Chiba prefecture of Japan, but is now Australia's foremost proponent of a three-stringed, traditional Japanese banjo-like instrument, called the shamisen.

<p>Noriko Tadano grew up in the Chiba prefecture of Japan, but is now Australia's foremost proponent of a&nbsp;three-stringed, traditional Japanese banjo-like instrument, called the shamisen.</p>

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