Japan's legendary 1980s disco revived in Osaka

Japan's legendary 1980s disco revived in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kunitoshi Tamaki has resurrected Maharaja, the legendary disco and symbol of Japan's bubble economy in the late 1980s, in Osaka, the birthplace of the disco.

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