Dept. stores begin 2012 business with 'lucky bags'

TOKYO, Japan - Customers buy ''lucky bags'' at the flagship store of Mitsukoshi Ltd. in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Jan. 2, 2012. Major department stores kicked off business for 2012 the same day as crowds of shoppers sought ''lucky bags'' filled with discount goods and other New Year bargains.

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