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Philippines: M5.3 Earthquake Hits Albay, Road Damage Reported

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Santo Domingo, Albay, in the Philippines on Friday, June 5, at 9:58 p.m. Road cracks and a falling rock were reported around the area, though no casualties have been announced.

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US: Labrador Puppy Slips On Icy Stairs As Major Winter Storm Hits Kansas

A major winter storm swept into the U.S. central plains on Saturday, January 4, causing icy streets and multiple crashes in Kansas. This video shows a Labrador puppy slipping down icy outdoor stairs in Lawrence.

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Retailers launch blitz to sell New Year's dishes

OSAKA, Japan - Samples of "osechi" traditional New Year's dishes are shown at Hankyu Department Store's Umeda Main Store in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2014, at the start of a campaign to accept orders from consumers.

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Shiseido chief speaks to customer at Osaka dept. store

OSAKA, Japan - Shiseido Co. President Masahiko Uotani (L) speaks to a customer in the cosmetics maker's product section at the Umeda flagship store of Hankyu Department Store in Osaka, western Japan, on July 30, 2014.

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H2O Retailing's new president

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Suzuki, an executive of Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores Inc., holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2014, after H2O Retailing Corp., the operator of the department store chain, decided to appoint Suzuki as its next president on April 1, replacing Jun Wakabayashi.

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Osaka fair features "ekiben" boxed meals from across Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Shoppers crowd a food exhibition featuring "ekiben" boxed meals from train stations across Japan at Hankyu Department Store's Umeda flagship outlet in Osaka on Jan. 22, 2014.

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Hello Kitty Cafe

OSAKA, Japan - Hello Kitty Cafe opens on Sept. 25, 2013, inside Hankyu department store in Osaka's Umeda district. The cafe, with decor and menu items featuring the popular feline character, will open until Oct. 8.

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Fashion doll Blythe

OSAKA, Japan - Some 100 Blythe fashion dolls are displayed for a charity auction at the Hankyu department store chain's Umeda flagship shop in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2012.

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Fashion doll Blythe

OSAKA, Japan - Some 100 Blythe fashion dolls are displayed for a charity auction at the Hankyu department store chain's Umeda flagship shop in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2012.

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Hankyu department store opens Osaka outlet

OSAKA, Japan - Customers enter Hankyu department store's refurbished Umeda flagship branch in central Osaka, which opened all the shop spaces on Nov. 21, 2012, following its partial opening in late October.

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Hankyu department store opens Osaka outlet

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Hankyu department store's refurbished Umeda flagship branch in central Osaka, which opened all the shop spaces on Nov. 21, 2012, following its partial opening in late October.

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Hankyu department store opens Osaka outlet

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Hankyu department store's refurbished Umeda flagship branch in central Osaka, which opened all the shop spaces on Nov. 21, 2012, following its partial opening in late October.

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Hankyu's Umeda flagship branch

OSAKA, Japan - The exterior of Hankyu's flagship department store in Umeda, central Osaka, which opened about 80 percent of its retail space on Oct. 25, 2012, ahead of a full post-renovation reopening set for Nov. 21.

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Hankyu's Umeda flagship branch

OSAKA, Japan - Many customers enter as Hankyu department store opened about 80 percent of the retail space in its Umeda flagship branch in central Osaka on Oct. 25, 2012, ahead of a full post-renovation reopening set for Nov. 21.

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Hankyu's Umeda flagship branch

OSAKA, Japan - Many customers enter as Hankyu department store opened about 80 percent of the retail space in its Umeda flagship branch in central Osaka on Oct. 25, 2012, ahead of a full post-renovation reopening set for Nov. 21.

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JR Hakata City

FUKUOKA, Japan - Consumers enter Hakata Hankyu department store inside JR Hakata City building on its opening day on March 3, 2011, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Shoppers waited in line from the previous day to enter the new building, which is one of Japan's largest station-commercial buildings.

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Takashimaya, H2O Retailing cancel merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Koji Suzuki (L), president of Takashimaya Co., and Shunichi Sugioka, chairman of H2O Retailing Corp., speaking at press conferences in Tokyo and Osaka, respectively, on March 25, 2010. The operators of the Takashimaya and Hankyu Hanshin department store chains announced they have cancelled their plan to merge.

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Hankyu Hanshin Department Store's central Kyoto outlet to close

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial photo shows the Shijo Kawaramachi Hankyu department store of Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores Inc. in Kyoto. The company announced it will close down the store in central Kyoto, which opened in 1976, around this fall.

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Hankyu Hanshin Department Store's central Kyoto outlet to close

KYOTO, Japan - Nobuaki Nitta, president of Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores Inc., speaks about a plan to close the company's major outlet in central Kyoto's Shijo Kawaramachi area at a news conference in Kyoto on Jan. 28, 2010. The Shijo Kawaramachi Hankyu store, which opened in 1976, will be closed down around this fall.

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Year-end gift sales begin at Hankyu Department Store

OSAKA, Japan - Staffers of the Hankyu Department Store (in background) in Osaka welcome customers Oct. 15 as the department store began accepting orders for year-end gifts.

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Hankyu begins accepting orders for year-end gifts

OSAKA, Japan - Customers line up at an ''oseibo'' year-end gifts corner at Hankyu Department Stores in Osaka on Oct. 17. The store began accepting orders for year-end gifts the same day ahead of other Japanese department stores.

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Sales campaign for mid-summer gifts under way in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Sales assistants dressed in kimono greet customers with shopping catalogs at a department store in Osaka as major department stores in the city kick off their mid-summer gift sales campaign. Early gift shoppers get as much as 15 percent discount in select mid-summer gifts, according to Hankyu Department Store, one of two stores in Osaka that launched the campaign on May 16.

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Hankyu, Hanshin department stores to integrate under holding firm

OSAKA, Japan - File photos show the main stores of Hankyu Department Stores Inc. (R) and Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. located in Osaka. The two department store chain operators announced on March 26 that they will integrate operations on Oct. 1 under a holding firm to be formed from what is now Hankyu Department Stores.

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Hankyu, Hanshin department stores to integrate under holding firm

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. President Hideo Nishikawa (L), Hankyu Department Stores Inc. Chairman Shunichi Sugioka (C) and Hankyu Department Stores President Nobuaki Nitta (R) pose for a photo at an Osaka hotel on March 26. They announced that the two Osaka-based department store chain operators will integrate operations on Oct. 1 under a holding firm to be formed from what is now Hankyu Department Stores.

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Hankyu, Hanshin dept. store operators to merge

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Department Stores Inc. and Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. plan to integrate their operations under a holding company in October, sources familiar with the matter said March 17. Photo shows the Hankyu's Umeda head office (R) and Hanshin's headquarters (L), both in Osaka.

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Hankyu, Hanshin to consider merger of department store chains

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in an interview with Kyodo News and other media organizations in Osaka on June 8. Sumi said his firm and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. may consider a merger between their department store chains as part of their planned management integration in October.

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Hankyu department store starts year-end gift sales campaign

OSAKA, Japan - Maiko dancers hand out paper bags containing sample products as Hankyu Department Stores Inc. opened a special section for the annual ''oseibo'' year-end gifts on Oct. 19, kicking off an aggressive sales campaign ahead of other department stores in the Kansai region.

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(2)Revolving door accident prompts concerns about safety

OSAKA, Japan - A guard (R) watches over customers entering a revolving door at Hankyu Department store in Umeda in Osaka on March 27, a day after a 6-year-old boy died after getting his head stuck in a similar door at the Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo.

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Hankyu department store starts year-end gift sales campaign

OSAKA, Japan - Maiko dancers hand out paper bags containing sample products as Hankyu Department Stores Inc. opened a special section for the annual ''oseibo'' year-end gifts on Oct. 19, kicking off an aggressive sales campaign ahead of other department stores in the Kansai region. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu, Hanshin to consider merger of department store chains

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in an interview with Kyodo News and other media organizations in Osaka on June 8. Sumi said his firm and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. may consider a merger between their department store chains as part of their planned management integration in October. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu, Hanshin dept. store operators to merge

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Department Stores Inc. and Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. plan to integrate their operations under a holding company in October, sources familiar with the matter said March 17. Photo shows the Hankyu's Umeda head office (R) and Hanshin's headquarters (L), both in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu, Hanshin department stores to integrate under holding fir

OSAKA, Japan - File photos show the main stores of Hankyu Department Stores Inc. (R) and Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. located in Osaka. The two department store chain operators announced on March 26 that they will integrate operations on Oct. 1 under a holding firm to be formed from what is now Hankyu Department Stores. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu, Hanshin department stores to integrate under holding fir

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. President Hideo Nishikawa (L), Hankyu Department Stores Inc. Chairman Shunichi Sugioka (C) and Hankyu Department Stores President Nobuaki Nitta (R) pose for a photo at an Osaka hotel on March 26. They announced that the two Osaka-based department store chain operators will integrate operations on Oct. 1 under a holding firm to be formed from what is now Hankyu Department Stores. (Kyodo)

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Year-end gift sales begin at Hankyu Department Store

OSAKA, Japan - Staffers of the Hankyu Department Store (in background) in Osaka welcome customers Oct. 15 as the department store began accepting orders for year-end gifts. (Kyodo)

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FEATURE: Kansai stores beef up social media outreach for Chinese shoppers

Yan Xue, a Chinese employee of Hankyu Department Store, takes photographs of merchandise at the main store in Osaka, western Japan, in December 2015 to recommend them to Chinese customers via the Chinese social media service Weibo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lucky bags all set in Osaka for anticipated Chinese customers

Many lucky grab bags are placed at the storefront of Hankyu Department Store's flagship Umeda outlet in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 18, 2015, in anticipation of Chinese travelers flocking to the area during the just started Lunar New Year holiday season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hello Kitty goods exhibit starts at Osaka department store

An art exhibition featuring Hello Kitty goods and paintings starts at the flagship Umeda store of Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores Inc. in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 28, 2015, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the fictional character's birth. Among the exhibits at the show through Feb. 16 is a drawing by Yuko Yamaguchi, designer of the character, based on the theme of "Alice in Wonderland," as seen in this photo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sales campaign for mid-summer gifts under way in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Sales assistants dressed in kimono greet customers with shopping catalogs at a department store in Osaka as major department stores in the city kick off their mid-summer gift sales campaign. Early gift shoppers get as much as 15 percent discount in select mid-summer gifts, according to Hankyu Department Store, one of two stores in Osaka that launched the campaign on May 16. (Kyodo)

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JR Hakata City

FUKUOKA, Japan - Consumers enter Hakata Hankyu department store inside JR Hakata City building on its opening day on March 3, 2011, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Shoppers waited in line from the previous day to enter the new building, which is one of Japan's largest station-commercial buildings. (Kyodo)

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Takashimaya, H2O Retailing cancel merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Koji Suzuki (L), president of Takashimaya Co., and Shunichi Sugioka, chairman of H2O Retailing Corp., speaking at press conferences in Tokyo and Osaka, respectively, on March 25, 2010. The operators of the Takashimaya and Hankyu Hanshin department store chains announced they have cancelled their plan to merge. (Kyodo)

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Retailers launch blitz to sell New Year's dishes

OSAKA, Japan - Samples of "osechi" traditional New Year's dishes are shown at Hankyu Department Store's Umeda Main Store in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2014, at the start of a campaign to accept orders from consumers. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu Hanshin Department Store's central Kyoto outlet to close

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial photo shows the Shijo Kawaramachi Hankyu department store of Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores Inc. in Kyoto. The company announced it will close down the store in central Kyoto, which opened in 1976, around this fall. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu Hanshin Department Store's central Kyoto outlet to close

KYOTO, Japan - Nobuaki Nitta, president of Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores Inc., speaks about a plan to close the company's major outlet in central Kyoto's Shijo Kawaramachi area at a news conference in Kyoto on Jan. 28, 2010. The Shijo Kawaramachi Hankyu store, which opened in 1976, will be closed down around this fall. (Kyodo)

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(2)Revolving door accident prompts concerns about safety

OSAKA, Japan - A guard (R) watches over customers entering a revolving door at Hankyu Department store in Umeda in Osaka on March 27, a day after a 6-year-old boy died after getting his head stuck in a similar door at the Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

A Hankyu department store in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is closed on April 8, 2020, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, Fukuoka and five other prefectures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A Hankyu department store in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is closed on April 8, 2020, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, Fukuoka and five other prefectures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale meat sold in Japan

Minke whale meat is sold at the food section of Hankyu's main department store in Osaka on July 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale meat sold in Japan

Minke whale meat is sold at the food section of Hankyu's main department store in Osaka on July 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale meat sold in Japan

Minke whale meat is sold at the food section of Hankyu's main department store in Osaka on July 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year sales at Japanese department stores

Shoppers line up for a New Year sale at a Hankyu department store in Osaka's Umeda district on Jan. 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo