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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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Maharaja disco in Roppongi

TOKYO, Japan - Women on a stage heat up the floor with their dance moves at Maharaja Roppongi disco in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2010. The original Maharaja, popular back in the 1980s, was once considered a symbol of Japan's booming bubble economy.

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Indiana Jones & Temple Of Doom (1984)

Harrison Ford, Raj Singh & Kate Capshaw Characters: Indiana Jones, Pankot Maharaja Zalin Singh, Wilhelmina 'Willie' Scott Film: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom; Indiana Jones 2 (USA 1984) Director: Steven Spielberg 23 May 1984 Date: 23 May 1984

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Indiana Jones & Temple Of Doom (1984)

Raj Singh Characters: Pankot Maharaja Zalin Singh Film: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom; Indiana Jones 2 (USA 1984) Director: Steven Spielberg 23 May 1984 Date: 23 May 1984

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Indiana Jones & Temple Of Doom (1984)

Harrison Ford & Raj Singh Characters: Indiana Jones & Pankot Maharaja Zalin Singh Film: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom; Indiana Jones 2 (USA 1984) Director: Steven Spielberg 23 May 1984 Date: 23 May 1984

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Famed Tokyo disco revived for one day at Osaka department store

Shoppers at Takashimaya Co.'s department store in Osaka, western Japan, enjoy a show on the evening of July 29, 2015, in a seventh-floor space re-creating just for the day Maharaja, which was a legendary high-end Tokyo disco and symbol of the bubble economy in the 1980s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mansion-turned-hotel mirrors past lifestyle of Indian ruler

Durga Singh, a descendant of a maharaja or great king in Jaipur, western India, shows one of the guest rooms at his hotel Dera Mandawa on Aug. 22, 2015. Singh renovated nine rooms at his family's "haveli" (mansion) home to open the hotel six years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mansion-turned-hotel mirrors past lifestyle of Indian ruler

Durga Singh sits at a tea lounge in his hotel Dera Mandawa, renovated from the terrace of his maharaja family's "haveli" (mansion) home in Jaipur, western India, on Aug. 22, 2015. Singh turned nine rooms at his home into guest rooms to open the hotel six years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)

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Maharaja disco in Roppongi

TOKYO, Japan - Women on a stage heat up the floor with their dance moves at Maharaja Roppongi disco in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2010. The original Maharaja, popular back in the 1980s, was once considered a symbol of Japan's booming bubble economy. (Kyodo)

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People celebrate around a card showing two kanji characters that signify Reiwa, the name of Japan's new imperial era, at the Maharaja nightclub in Tokyo's Roppongi area shortly after the clock ticked over to 12:00 a.m. on May 1, 2019, marking Emperor Naruhito's enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People celebrate the start of Japan's new imperial era Reiwa at the Maharaja nightclub in Tokyo's Roppongi in the early hours of May 1, 2019, as Emperor Naruhito ascends the throne. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People celebrate the start of Japan's new imperial era Reiwa at the Maharaja nightclub in Tokyo's Roppongi in the early hours of May 1, 2019, as Emperor Naruhito ascends the throne. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

A woman holds a card showing two kanji characters read as Reiwa, the name of Japan's new era, at the Maharaja nightclub in Tokyo's Roppongi on the night of April 30, 2019, ahead of Crown Prince Naruhito's enthronement the following day, beginning the new era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo