82-year-old woman spins hot beats as a club DJ in trendy Tokyo

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Japan's first octogenarian DJ can spin a mean beat.

82-year-old Sumiko Iwamuro, who goes by "DJ Sumirock," is a monthly fixture at DecabarZ, a club in the heart of Shinjuku, Tokyo.

And boy can she play

Iwamuro, who's spent over 50 years running a gyoza (dumpling) restaurant, only took up the turntables in her 70s, after her husband passed away. 

She spent a year doing DJ training in a local music school, The Times reports.

Later, she was introduced to the club scene after meeting a French event producer. Read more...

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