By TAKUYA MIYANO/ Staff Writer
December 29, 2020 at 07:10 JST
Keiko Kimura, owner of A-kyu Kokura Gekijo, stands beside the theater’s neon signs on Nov. 17 in Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. She has decided to close the 40-year-old club, the last remaining strip joint in Kyushu, around May because of the novel coronavirus pandemic and other factors. (Takuya Miyano)
KITA-KYUSHU--Applause rang out after each exotic dancer completed her set on a rotating stage here in late November. But it was a far cry from the boisterous atmosphere that had rocked the club in its heyday. [Read More]
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