Summer gift-giving

Summer gift-giving

OSAKA, Japan - Shopkeepers, some clad in summer cotton kimono called ''yukata,'' raise their fists in a ceremony marking the start of accepting orders for ''chugen'' summer gifts in western Japan at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 19, 2010. Luxury foods and beverages are some of the popular items people give in a Japanese custom of sending gifts to elders and people who have offered help. (Kyodo)

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