Disco's back: Japan grooves to bubble beat for Heisei era sayonara

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Disco's back: Japan grooves to bubble beat for Heiseiera sayonara

TOKYO - Japanese disco fans hit the dance floor and partied like it was 1989, reliving the glitz of the"bubble economy" heyday that defined the early years of the outgoing Heisei imperial era.

In an echo of the heady"bubble economy" days of early Heisei, women in slinky dresses at the Maharaja Roppongi disco grooved to the beat while mirror balls glittered and veteran disco personality DJ Osshy spun the turntables, with the party culminating in a midnight countdown. "Back then everyday was fun. It was a gorgeous era. Nowadays things are a little plain," she said before hopping on the elevated stage to strut her stuff."I thought it would be more fun with everyone here than at home alone. I'm happy I could take part in the celebration," she said.

But with the collapse of the bubble in the early 1990s and subsequent"lost decade" of economic stagnation, extravagance was out and these clubs eventually closed.Maharaja relaunched under new management in 2010 and has now opened six locations, targeting 40 to 60-year-olds, while Juliana's reopened in Osaka in October.

 

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