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Shopping with bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken in late July 2017 shows a counter that accepts bitcoin payment at electric retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho store.

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Shopping with bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken in late July 2017 shows a smartphone displaying a barcode at electric retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho store in Tokyo. Customers can pay in bitcoin by having their smartphones read the barcode.

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Shopping with bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - An employee holds a smartphone (R) displaying a barcode at electric retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho store in Tokyo on April 7, 2017. Customers can pay there in bitcoin by having their smartphones read the barcode.

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Shopping with Bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - An employee holds a smartphone (R) displaying a barcode at electric retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho store in Tokyo on April 7, 2017. Customers can pay there in bitcoin by having their smartphones read the barcode.

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Softbank's 'Pepper' robot sells Nestle coffee machine

TOKYO, Japan - Nestle Japan Ltd. holds an event at which Softbank Corp.'s robot "Pepper" sells Nestle's coffee machines for households at Bic Camera consumer electronics retailer in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Dec. 1, 2014. TV announcer Kyoko Uchida also took part in the event.

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New iPhones sell well in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers flock to the sales floor for new iPhones of Apple Inc. at the Bic Camera Yurakucho store in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2014.

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New iPhones shoppers at Bic Camera store

TOKYO, Japan - New iPhones of Apple Inc. sell well in Japan. Photo shows the new iPhones sales floor at the Bic Camera Yurakucho store in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2014.

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Big consumer electronics retailer displays 4K TVs

TOKYO, Japan - A number of 4K television sets are displayed at Bic Camera Inc.'s Yurakucho store in Tokyo in June 2014.

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Japan's domestic white goods shipments

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows refrigerators displayed at a Bic Camera Inc. outlet in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 27, 2014. An industry body said the same day that Japan's domestic shipments of "white goods" -- large electrical appliances -- in 2013 increased 4.3 percent from the previous year to a 16-year high of 2.29 trillion yen.

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Uniqlo, Bic Camera open 'Bicqlo' store in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 27 2012, shows the exterior of "Bicqlo" store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, which was jointly opened by Uniqlo casual clothing brand and home electronics chain Bic Camera Inc. that day.

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Uniqlo, Bic Camera open 'Bicqlo' store in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 27 2012, shows a floor of "Bicqlo" store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, which was jointly opened by Uniqlo casual clothing brand and home electronics chain Bic Camera Inc. that day.

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima (R) and Kojima Co. President Etsuo Terasaki shake hands after their press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. Bic Camera, a home electronics chain, has decided to acquire smaller competitor Kojima, creating the second-biggest group in Japan's electronics retail industry after Yamada Denki Co.

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima (R) and Kojima Co. President Etsuo Terasaki attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. Bic Camera, a home electronics chain, has decided to acquire smaller competitor Kojima, creating the second-biggest group in Japan's electronics retail industry after Yamada Denki Co.

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 11, 2012, shows the headquarters of home electronics discount chain operator Bic Camera Inc. in Tokyo's Toshima Ward. Bic Camera decided the same day to acquire its competitor Kojima Co.

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of home electronics discount chain operator Kojima Co. in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture on May 11, 2012. Its competitor, Bic Camera Inc., decided the same day to acquire Kojima.

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Bic Camera to promote M'bishi EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko (L) and Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima shake hands during a ceremony at the electronics retailer's outlet in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Nov. 9, 2010. Mitsubishi and Bic Camera inked an accord to cooperate in selling the automaker's i-MiEV electric vehicles.

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Sony 3-D TV

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp.'s Bravia liquid crystal display televisions that can project three-dimensional images are put on sale at a Bic Camera Inc. outlet in Tokyo on June 10, 2010.

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Ichiro lifts Japan over S. Korea for 2nd straight WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - People celebrate at electronics store Bic Camera in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on March 24 after watching Japan win its second straight World Baseball Classic title on televisions in the store. Japan beat South Korea 5-3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Bic Camera founder Arai steps down over false earnings figures

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyajima, president of home electrical appliance retailer Bic Camera Inc., bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20. Miyajima said the company's founder Ryuji Arai had stepped down as chairman to take responsibility for false earnings results that contained inflated profit figures.

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Bic Camera enters capital tie-up with Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyajima (L), president of home electrical appliance retailer Bic Camera Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20 about a capital and business tie-up with another home electrical appliance retailer, Best Denki Co.

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Bic Camera, Edion form capital tie-up, business integration eyed

TOKYO, Japan - Masataka Kubo (R), president of Edion Corp., and Hiroyuki Miyajima, president of Bic Camera Inc., shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 8 after announcing that the two major home electronics discount chains will form a capital tie-up.

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Camera makers out to boost sales of digital SRL models

Tokyo, Japan - This photo shows a digital camera sales corner at Bic Camera, a big discount store, in Tokyo's Yurakucho district.

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Bic Camera raided over failure to pay overtime

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Tokyo Labor Bureau walk toward the head office of Bic Camera Co., a discount retailer of electronic appliances, in Tokyo on Nov. 25 to search it on suspicion that it failed to pay a total of 2.5 million yen in overtime allowances to a floor chief at one of its outlets.

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Appliance makers out to revitalize 'white goods' market

TOKYO, Japan - High-priced washing machines are popular at the large discount shop, Bic Camera, in Tokyo's Yurakucho district.

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TV viewers not happy with digital copy control

Tokyo, Japan - A male customer (L) with a special card, dubbed B-CAS Card, in hand stands before a digital TV set at a TV corner of Bic Camera's Yurakucho outlet in downtown Tokyo.

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(2)Sony's PSX game console with DVD/HDD put on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People form long lines at Bic Camera Co.'s Yurakucho store in Tokyo as Sony Corp. put on sale a new home-use electronics device called the PSX in Japan on Dec. 13. The store opened at 9 a.m., an hour earlier than normal, to promote the sale of the game condole/DVD/HDD recorder.

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Bic Camera raided over failure to pay overtime

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Tokyo Labor Bureau walk toward the head office of Bic Camera Co., a discount retailer of electronic appliances, in Tokyo on Nov. 25 to search it on suspicion that it failed to pay a total of 2.5 million yen in overtime allowances to a floor chief at one of its outlets. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera, Edion form capital tie-up, business integration eyed

TOKYO, Japan - Masataka Kubo (R), president of Edion Corp., and Hiroyuki Miyajima, president of Bic Camera Inc., shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 8 after announcing that the two major home electronics discount chains will form a capital tie-up. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera enters capital tie-up with Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyajima (L), president of home electrical appliance retailer Bic Camera Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20 about a capital and business tie-up with another home electrical appliance retailer, Best Denki Co. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera founder Arai steps down over false earnings figures

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyajima, president of home electrical appliance retailer Bic Camera Inc., bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20. Miyajima said the company's founder Ryuji Arai had stepped down as chairman to take responsibility for false earnings results that contained inflated profit figures. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro lifts Japan over S. Korea for 2nd straight WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - People celebrate at electronics store Bic Camera in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on March 24 after watching Japan win its second straight World Baseball Classic title on televisions in the store. Japan beat South Korea 5-3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Kyodo)

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Camera makers out to boost sales of digital SRL models

Tokyo, Japan - This photo shows a digital camera sales corner at Bic Camera, a big discount store, in Tokyo's Yurakucho district. (Kyodo)

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Sony 3-D TV

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp.'s Bravia liquid crystal display televisions that can project three-dimensional images are put on sale at a Bic Camera Inc. outlet in Tokyo on June 10, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima (R) and Kojima Co. President Etsuo Terasaki shake hands after their press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. Bic Camera, a home electronics chain, has decided to acquire smaller competitor Kojima, creating the second-biggest group in Japan's electronics retail industry after Yamada Denki Co. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima (R) and Kojima Co. President Etsuo Terasaki attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. Bic Camera, a home electronics chain, has decided to acquire smaller competitor Kojima, creating the second-biggest group in Japan's electronics retail industry after Yamada Denki Co. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 11, 2012, shows the headquarters of home electronics discount chain operator Bic Camera Inc. in Tokyo's Toshima Ward. Bic Camera decided the same day to acquire its competitor Kojima Co. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of home electronics discount chain operator Kojima Co. in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture on May 11, 2012. Its competitor, Bic Camera Inc., decided the same day to acquire Kojima. (Kyodo)

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Softbank's 'Pepper' robot sells Nestle coffee machine

TOKYO, Japan - Nestle Japan Ltd. holds an event at which Softbank Corp.'s robot "Pepper" sells Nestle's coffee machines for households at Bic Camera consumer electronics retailer in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Dec. 1, 2014. TV announcer Kyoko Uchida also took part in the event. (Kyodo)

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New iPhones sell well in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers flock to the sales floor for new iPhones of Apple Inc. at the Bic Camera Yurakucho store in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2014. (Kyodo)

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New iPhones shoppers at Bic Camera store

TOKYO, Japan - New iPhones of Apple Inc. sell well in Japan. Photo shows the new iPhones sales floor at the Bic Camera Yurakucho store in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Big consumer electronics retailer displays 4K TVs

TOKYO, Japan - A number of 4K television sets are displayed at Bic Camera Inc.'s Yurakucho store in Tokyo in June 2014. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera to promote M'bishi EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko (L) and Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima shake hands during a ceremony at the electronics retailer's outlet in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Nov. 9, 2010. Mitsubishi and Bic Camera inked an accord to cooperate in selling the automaker's i-MiEV electric vehicles. (Kyodo)

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(2)Sony's PSX game console with DVD/HDD put on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People form long lines at Bic Camera Co.'s Yurakucho store in Tokyo as Sony Corp. put on sale a new home-use electronics device called the PSX in Japan on Dec. 13. The store opened at 9 a.m., an hour earlier than normal, to promote the sale of the game condole/DVD/HDD recorder. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

A cooking equipment section is earmarked at a Bic Camera home electronics shop in Osaka, western Japan, on April 2, 2020, as people have been asked to stay home amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Consumption tax hike

Preparations are under way at electronics retailer Bic Camera's shop in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2019, the eve of Japan's scheduled consumption tax hike from 8 percent to 10 percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4K, 8K ultra-high-definition broadcasting begins in Japan

A man looks at a television at a Bic Camera appliance shop in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 1, 2018, as Japan's public broadcaster NHK and several other TV stations began airing 4K and 8K ultra-high-definition programs on satellite channels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4K TVs

Photo shows 4K TVs at a Bic Camera appliance shop in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward on Nov. 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Run-up to Russia World Cup

Shoppers examine TV sets at electronic appliance retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho outlet in Tokyo on June 13, 2018. Retailers and manufacturers have launched sales campaigns ahead of the start of the World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Run-up to Russia World Cup

Footage of a football match is played on a television displayed at electronic appliance retailer Bic Camera's Yurakucho store in Tokyo in this photo taken June 13, 2018. Retailers and manufacturers have launched sales campaigns ahead of the start of the World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo