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J. Front starts operations as Japan's top department store group

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Okuda (L), former chairman of Daimaru Inc., poses with Kunihiko Okada, former chairman of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co., at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after the two companies merged into a holding company, J. Front Retailing Co. Okuda became president and chief executive officer of J. Front, while Kunihiko Okada assumed the post of chairman in the new company.

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'Cool Biz' campaign starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A worker (R) shows a customer ''Cool Biz''-related products with a tablet computer at Daimaru Inc.'s Tokyo department store in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 1, 2012. Japan's government ministries and both houses of parliament began the ''Cool Biz'' summertime casual wear campaign aimed at saving power by reducing the use of air conditioning.

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Japanese choosing reasonably priced New Year dishes

TOKYO, Japan - Samples of colorful New Year dishes are on display in Daimaru Inc.'s Tokyo department store in Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Hello Kitty still capturing hearts in Asia after 35 years

TOKYO, Japan - An exhibit to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Japan's famous feline character Hello Kitty is held at the Daimaru Inc. department store in Tokyo on Aug. 14.

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Sogo flagship store in Osaka to be sold to J. Front

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Daimaru department store (front) and Sogo department store (in back) in Osaka's Chuo Ward. Seven & I Holdings Co. said Feb. 26 that it will sell the Osaka flagship store of its group department store operator Sogo Co. to Daimaru Inc., a unit of J. Front Retailing Co., for 37.91 billion yen.

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya shareholders OK merger plan

NAGOYA, Japan - Shareholders of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co. head to the company's general meeting in Nagoya on May 24. Shareholders of both Matsuzakaya and Daimaru Inc. approved the planned merger between the companies, formally clearing the way for the creation of Japan's biggest department store group in September.

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya shareholders OK merger plan

OSAKA, Japan - A shareholder of Daimaru Inc. heads to the company's general meeting in Osaka on May 24. The shareholders approved the planned merger with Matsuzakaya Holdings Co. Matsuzakaya shareholders also approved the plan, formally clearing the way for the creation of Japan's biggest department store group in September.

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya to merge in Sept. to be top dept. store

OSAKA, Japan - Tustomu Okuda (L), chairman of Daimaru Inc., and Shunichi Samura, president of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co., shake hands for the cameras at the outset of their joint news conference in Osaka on March 14. They announced the two companies will integrate under a joint holding company in September to become Japan's biggest department store group.

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya to merge in Sept. to be top dept. store

NAGOYA, Japan - Kunihiko Okada (R), chairman of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co., and Ryoichi Yamamoto, president of Daimaru Inc., shake hands for photos at the Nagoya Stock Exchange in Nagoya on March 14 after the end of their joint press conference. They announced the two companies will integrate under a joint holding company in September to become Japan's biggest department store group.

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya in merger talks, eye No. 1 dept. group

OSAKA, Japan - Daimaru Inc., Japan's fourth-largest department store operator in sales terms, and the holding firm of Matsuzakaya Co., the eighth-largest, are in talks to integrate their operations and become Japan's biggest department store group, informed sources said Feb. 17. Two photos show Daimaru Shinsaibashi outlet in Osaka (L) and Matsuzakaya head store in Nagoya.

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Sapporo department store buys 2 melons for 330,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - A department store salesclerk at the Sapporo branch of Daimaru Inc. in Sapporo shows two brand-name Yubari melons, which the branch bought for 330,000 yen at a local wholesale food market on May 13.

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Daimaru appoints division chief as president

OSAKA, Japan - Tsutomu Okuda (R), president and chief operating officer of department store operator Daimaru Inc., shakes hands with Ryoichi Yamamoto, a division chief and his successor, at a press conference in Osaka on April 17. Yamamoto's appointment is subject to approval at a board meeting after an annual shareholders' meeting on May 22. Okuda will become chairman and chief executive officer (CEO).

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya in merger talks, eye No. 1 dept. group

OSAKA, Japan - Daimaru Inc., Japan's fourth-largest department store operator in sales terms, and the holding firm of Matsuzakaya Co., the eighth-largest, are in talks to integrate their operations and become Japan's biggest department store group, informed sources said Feb. 17. Two photos show Daimaru Shinsaibashi outlet in Osaka (L) and Matsuzakaya head store in Nagoya. (Kyodo)

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya to merge in Sept. to be top dept. store

NAGOYA, Japan - Kunihiko Okada (R), chairman of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co., and Ryoichi Yamamoto, president of Daimaru Inc., shake hands for photos at the Nagoya Stock Exchange in Nagoya on March 14 after the end of their joint press conference. They announced the two companies will integrate under a joint holding company in September to become Japan's biggest department store group. (Kyodo)

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya to merge in Sept. to be top dept. store

OSAKA, Japan - Tustomu Okuda (L), chairman of Daimaru Inc., and Shunichi Samura, president of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co., shake hands for the cameras at the outset of their joint news conference in Osaka on March 14. They announced the two companies will integrate under a joint holding company in September to become Japan's biggest department store group. (Kyodo)

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya shareholders OK merger plan

OSAKA, Japan - A shareholder of Daimaru Inc. heads to the company's general meeting in Osaka on May 24. The shareholders approved the planned merger with Matsuzakaya Holdings Co. Matsuzakaya shareholders also approved the plan, formally clearing the way for the creation of Japan's biggest department store group in September. (Kyodo)

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Daimaru, Matsuzakaya shareholders OK merger plan

NAGOYA, Japan - Shareholders of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co. head to the company's general meeting in Nagoya on May 24. Shareholders of both Matsuzakaya and Daimaru Inc. approved the planned merger between the companies, formally clearing the way for the creation of Japan's biggest department store group in September. (Kyodo)

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J. Front starts operations as Japan's top department store group

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Okuda (L), former chairman of Daimaru Inc., poses with Kunihiko Okada, former chairman of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co., at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after the two companies merged into a holding company, J. Front Retailing Co. Okuda became president and chief executive officer of J. Front, while Kunihiko Okada assumed the post of chairman in the new company. (Kyodo)

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Sogo flagship store in Osaka to be sold to J. Front

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Daimaru department store (front) and Sogo department store (in back) in Osaka's Chuo Ward. Seven & I Holdings Co. said Feb. 26 that it will sell the Osaka flagship store of its group department store operator Sogo Co. to Daimaru Inc., a unit of J. Front Retailing Co., for 37.91 billion yen. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo department store buys 2 melons for 330,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - A department store salesclerk at the Sapporo branch of Daimaru Inc. in Sapporo shows two brand-name Yubari melons, which the branch bought for 330,000 yen at a local wholesale food market on May 13. (Kyodo)

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'Cool Biz' campaign starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A worker (R) shows a customer ''Cool Biz''-related products with a tablet computer at Daimaru Inc.'s Tokyo department store in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 1, 2012. Japan's government ministries and both houses of parliament began the ''Cool Biz'' summertime casual wear campaign aimed at saving power by reducing the use of air conditioning. (Kyodo)

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Hello Kitty still capturing hearts in Asia after 35 years

TOKYO, Japan - An exhibit to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Japan's famous feline character Hello Kitty is held at the Daimaru Inc. department store in Tokyo on Aug. 14.(Kyodo)

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Hello Kitty still capturing hearts in Asia after 35 years

TOKYO, Japan - An exhibit to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Japan's famous feline character Hello Kitty is held at the Daimaru Inc. department store in Tokyo on Aug. 14. (Kyodo)

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Daimaru appoints division chief as president

OSAKA, Japan - Tsutomu Okuda (R), president and chief operating officer of department store operator Daimaru Inc., shakes hands with Ryoichi Yamamoto, a division chief and his successor, at a press conference in Osaka on April 17. Yamamoto's appointment is subject to approval at a board meeting after an annual shareholders' meeting on May 22. Okuda will become chairman and chief executive officer (CEO). (Kyodo)