The landmark Studio Alta building in Tokyo's Shinjuku, a popular meeting spot and former filming site of a long-running Japanese variety show, closed its doors Friday, drawing the curtain on 45 years of history.Since opening in 1980, the area in front of the shopping complex near Shinjuku Station has been a well-known meeting spot known as "Alta-mae," or "in front of Alta," and many people with fond memories of the site gathered to witness the end of an era.Managed by major Japanese department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. as a fashion-focused shopping complex, Shinjuku Alt…READ FULL ARTICLE
