Closing comedy house packed to capacity

NAGOYA, Japan - The Osu comedy house in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is packed to capacity on the final day of a regular performance on Jan. 31, 2014. The theater with a history of nearly half a century was seized by court order on Feb. 3 due to rent delinquency.

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