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Exterior, logo and signage for Matsuzakaya Nagoya store

Exterior, logo and signage for Matsuzakaya Nagoya store ＝May 28, 2024, Aichi, Japan

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Exterior , logo and signboard of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch

Exterior , logo and signboard of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch ＝May 28, 2024, Aichi, Japan

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Exterior of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch, logo, signboard

Exterior of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch, logo, signboard ＝May 28, 2024, Aichi, Japan

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Signage, logo and exterior of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch

Signage, logo and exterior of Matsuzakaya Nagoya branch ＝May 28, 2024, Aichi, Japan

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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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Tokyo department store promotes Tohoku products

TOKYO, Japan - Producers promote seaweed at an event introducing farm products from the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku at the Matsuzakaya Ueno department store in Tokyo on March 5, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary of the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Gold-plated panda, chocolate-shaped gold sold in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Matsuzakaya Ueno department store shows on Feb. 12, 2014 a gold-plated giant panda statue and pure gold made in the shape of a chocolate tablet which will be sold at the store in Tokyo. The 1-meter tall statue covered with 2,000 gold leaf sheets is priced at 8.88 million yen and the 1-kilogram chocolate-shaped gold at 12.6 million yen.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a shutter of Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district coming down on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Sales clerks of Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district see off shoppers on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of Matsuzakaya department store pop firecrackers outside the store in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Sales clerks of Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district see off shoppers on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers crowd the Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers crowd the Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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Matsuzakaya Ginza store shut down

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows shoppers flocking to the Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 30, 2013. Japan's oldest department store closed the same day to be wholly rebuilt and to reopen as a large-scale commercial complex in four years.

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J. Front Retailing director Yamamoto to assume presidency

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoichi Yamamoto, a board director of J. Front Retailing Co., the operator of Matsuzakaya and Daimaru department stores, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2013. The company said the same day that Yamamoto will assume the post of president on April 1.

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Tokyo in 1922

TOKYO, Japan - This aerial photo taken in 1922 shows Shinobazu Pond in Tokyo's Ueno district. The Matsuzakaya department store can be seen in the bottom right.

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Festive mood after birth of panda

TOKYO, Japan - Workers set up panda-shaped advertising balloons on the roof of the Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ueno district on July 6, 2012. Giant panda Shin Shin the previous day gave birth to the first baby panda born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in 24 years.

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Tokyo shops close early on blackout warning

TOKYO, Japan - The department store Matsuzakaya in Tokyo's Ginza district closes earlier than usual on March 17, 2011, as a precautionary measure for possible massive power outages. Power demand in the region has increased due to cold temperatures amid substantial power shortages following a massive earthquake and tsunami which crippled some power plants.

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Laox opens as 1st home electronics store in Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers crowd an outlet of Laox Co. on its opening inside the Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza district Nov. 20, 2010, as the first home electronics store in the prime shopping district.

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Beer garden opens on rooftop of Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - Women raise their glasses at a beer garden on the rooftop of the Ginza Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo on May 2, 2010. The beer garden opened for the summer the same day in the middle of the Golden Week holidays through May 5.

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Forever 21 to open Asia's 1st flagship store in Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - An outlet of Forever 21 Inc., a fast fashion brand from Los Angeles, at Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district is opened to the media on April 28, 2010. The outlet, the second in Japan following one opened last year in the Harajuku district and the first flagship in Asia, will open on April 29 to sell new brands for children aged 6 through 14 as well as older customers.

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Forever 21 to open 1st Asian flagship store in Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - Don Chang, chief executive officer of Forever 21 Inc., a fast fashion brand from Los Angeles, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 28, 2010, a day before the opening of its outlet at Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. The outlet, the second in Japan and the first flagship store in Asia, will sell new brands for children aged 6 through 14 as well as older customers.

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'Winter Sonata' cafe in Ginza crowded with female fans

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose for photos with a life-size figure of Korean actor Bae Yong Joon, who starred in the popular South Korean TV drama series ''Winter Sonata,'' at a cafe in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2009. The coffee shop featuring the world of an animated version of the drama recently opened on the rooftop terrace of Matsuzakaya department store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district.

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'Mother and daughter' bathing suits key to Nagoya store's sales

NAGOYA, Japan - A girl (L) and her mother pick a bathing suit at the main outlet of department store chain operator Matsuzakaya Co. in Nagoya on June 13.

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Matsuzakaya sells Dom Perignon champagne for 8.4 mil. yen

NAGOYA, Japan - Two Matsuzakaya department store representatives pose with a sample 6-liter bottle of Dom Perignon Rose Vintage 1996 Rose Gold Mathusalem champagne, which carries an 8.4-million-yen price tag, at the main Matsuzakaya store in Nagoya on Aug. 13. Matsuzakaya says only five bottles of the exclusive champagne have been produced and the store has three bottles.

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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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(2)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

NAGOYA, Japan - Business Design Laboratory Co., a Nagoya-based high-tech venture business, said Dec. 1 it has developed a ''cuddling robot'' for elderly people which is capable of conversing with them using tens of thousands of input dialogue patterns. The ''cuddling ifbot'', 45 centimeters high, was put on sale the same day at the Nagoya branch of the Matsuzakaya department store chain, for 604,800 yen.

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(1)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

NAGOYA, Japan - Business Design Laboratory Co., a Nagoya-based high-tech venture business, said Dec. 1 it has developed a ''cuddling robot'' (R) for elderly people which is capable of conversing with them using tens of thousands of input dialogue patterns. The ''cuddling ifbot'', 45 centimeters high, was put on sale the same day at the Nagoya branch of the Matsuzakaya department store chain, for 604,800 yen.

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Japan's biggest dept. store opens in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Officials of Matsuzakaya Co., Japan's fifth-largest department store chain, pull a large ribbon during a ceremony to mark the opening of an expanded annex at its flagship store in Nagoya on Sept. 18. With the expanded annex, the Nagoya store has become Japan's largest department store with a total floor shopping space of 86,747 square meters.

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100 mil. yen Licca-chan doll displayed at Osaka department store

OSAKA, Japan - A Licca-chan doll adorned with 880 diamonds worth 100 million yen is displayed Dec. 18 at a Matsuzakaya department store in Osaka's Chuo Ward. The 25-centimeter-tall Licca-chan doll was made to commemorate the doll line's 35th anniversary.

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Matsuzakaya head announces closure of Yokkaichi outlet

NAGOYA, Japan - Kunihiko Okada (R), president of department store operator Matsuzakaya Co., tells reporters in Nagoya on Jan. 30 that the company will close its loss-making outlet in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on May 31. The Yokkaichi store, which opened in 1991, incurred a cumulative 18.8 billion yen loss in the 1999 business year.

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The Daimaru logo

Keywords: Daimaru, DAIMARU, J. Front Retailing Group, department store, department store, Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 2, 2019, Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store, Chuo-ku, Osaka; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Daimaru's Shinsaibashi Store

Keywords: Daimaru, DAIMARU, J. Front Retailing Group, department store, department store, Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 2, 2019, Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Daimaru's Shinsaibashi Store

Keywords: Daimaru, DAIMARU, J. Front Retailing Group, department store, department store, Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = November 2, 2019, Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Daimaru-Matsuzakaya Department Store, Daimaru Shinsaibashi Main Store

Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing, will procure 100% of the electricityused in the Daimaru Shinsaibashi Main Store (Chuo Ward, Osaka City), scheduled to open in late September, from renewable energy sources. The store will also switch to electric vehicles (EVs) for company use. In 2030, J-Front as a whole plans to reduce its CO2 emissions by 40% from the 2005 level, and by 2050, to zero. The main building in Shinsaibashi will introduce the "Hydro Eco Plan" derived from hydroelectric power generation by Kansai Electric Power Co. Because of the hydroelectric power generation, no CO2 emissions will be generated. Compared to the CO2 emissions of the old main building before reconstruction (15 years), the new building will reduce CO2 emissions by about 7,000 tons.April 9, 2019, Daimaru-Matsuzakaya Department Store Daimaru Shinsaibashi Main Building, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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(2)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

NAGOYA, Japan - Business Design Laboratory Co., a Nagoya-based high-tech venture business, said Dec. 1 it has developed a ''cuddling robot'' for elderly people which is capable of conversing with them using tens of thousands of input dialogue patterns. The ''cuddling ifbot'', 45 centimeters high, was put on sale the same day at the Nagoya branch of the Matsuzakaya department store chain, for 604,800 yen. (Kyodo)

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(1)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

NAGOYA, Japan - Business Design Laboratory Co., a Nagoya-based high-tech venture business, said Dec. 1 it has developed a ''cuddling robot'' (R) for elderly people which is capable of conversing with them using tens of thousands of input dialogue patterns. The ''cuddling ifbot'', 45 centimeters high, was put on sale the same day at the Nagoya branch of the Matsuzakaya department store chain, for 604,800 yen. (Kyodo)

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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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Japan's biggest dept. store opens in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Officials of Matsuzakaya Co., Japan's fifth-largest department store chain, pull a large ribbon during a ceremony to mark the opening of an expanded annex at its flagship store in Nagoya on Sept. 18. With the expanded annex, the Nagoya store has become Japan's largest department store with a total floor shopping space of 86,747 square meters. (Kyodo)

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100 mil. yen Licca-chan doll displayed at Osaka department store

OSAKA, Japan - A Licca-chan doll adorned with 880 diamonds worth 100 million yen is displayed Dec. 18 at a Matsuzakaya department store in Osaka's Chuo Ward. The 25-centimeter-tall Licca-chan doll was made to commemorate the doll line's 35th anniversary. (Kyodo)

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Advertisement for Matsuzakaya Department Store

Japanese advertisment for Matsuzakaya Department store. The poster features two Geishas examining parasols, an image of the store at the bottom right of the advertisement and text stating cities in which one can be found. Date: 1932