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New Year sale at Japanese department store

A lion dance is performed during a New Year sale at a Kintetsu department store at Abeno Harukas commercial facility in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 2, 2025.

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Kintetsu Group Holdings, Kinki Nippon Railway head office exterior, logo and signage

Exterior, logo, and signage of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝Osaka Prefecture, April 25, 2024.

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Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co.

Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝April 25, 2024, Osaka Prefecture

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Kintetsu Group Holdings and Kinki Nippon Railway head office sign

Signboard at the headquarters of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝Osaka Prefecture, April 25, 2024

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Exterior, logo and signage of Kintetsu Group Holdings and Kinki Nippon Railway head office

Exterior view, logo, and signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝April 25, 2024, Osaka Prefecture

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Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway head office exterior, logo and signage

Exterior view, logo and signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝April 25, 2024, Osaka Prefecture

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Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway head office

Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝April 25, 2024, Osaka Prefecture

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Kintetsu Group Holdings and Kinki Nippon Railway head office signage

Signboard of Kintetsu Group Holdings, Inc. and Kinki Nippon Railway Co. ＝Osaka, April 25, 2024.

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Valentine's Day campaign at department store in Japan

A Valentine's Day sales campaign kicks off at a Kintetsu department store in Osaka on Jan. 18, 2024.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot

Plush toy versions of Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, are displayed at the first official goods store of the expo opened in a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 6, 2023.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot

Plush toy versions of Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, are displayed at the first official goods store of the expo opened in a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 6, 2023.

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Baseball: Hideo Nomo

Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher Hideo Nomo throws against the Nippon Ham Fighters in a season-opening baseball game at Fujiidera, Osaka, western Japan, on April 10, 1993. Nomo earned a complete game win.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot merchandise

A variety of licensed products themed after Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, is sold in a special booth at a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 12, 2023.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot merchandise

Plush toy versions of Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, are displayed in a special booth at a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 12, 2023.

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COVID mask rules eased in Japan

An employee of Kintetsu department's main store removes a sign requesting customers to wear face masks in Osaka on March 13, 2023, as Japan eased its COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing the same day, leaving it up to personal choice.

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COVID mask rules eased in Japan

An employee of Kintetsu department's main store removes a sign requesting customers to wear face masks in Osaka on March 13, 2023, as Japan eased its COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing the same day, leaving it up to personal choice.

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New Year sale at Japanese department store

Shoppers wait for the opening of a Kintetsu department store at Abeno Harukas commercial facility in Osaka, western Japan, for a New Year sale on Jan. 2, 2023.

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New Year sale at Japanese department store

People shop during a New Year sale at a Kintetsu department store at Abeno Harukas commercial facility in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 2, 2023.

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New Year sale at Japanese department store

A lion dance is performed during a New Year sale at a Kintetsu department store at Abeno Harukas commercial facility in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Giraffe named Harukas introduced at zoo in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Harukas, a giraffe donated to Tennoji Zoo by Kintetsu Corp., is introduced at the zoo in Osaka City on June 21, 2014.

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USJ, Abeno Harukas named most active in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - USJ Co. board member Isao Tanaka (2nd from L) and Hidenori Akasaka (far L), senior officer of Kintetsu Corp. that owns skyscraper Abeno Harukas, pose in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2014. The operator of theme park Universal Studios Japan and the owner of Japan's tallest building were given the Grand Prix and a special award, respectively, as this year's most vigorous establishments in Osaka by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Osaka hotel provides Muslim guests with prayer mat

OSAKA, Japan - A staff member at a hotel run by Kintetsu Hotel Systems Inc. in Osaka, western Japan, shows a prayer mat and other items available for Muslim guests on Aug. 27, 2014.

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Kintetsu Real Estate unveils 'Home for 2020'

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Real Estate Co. displays a model "Home for 2020" for a family of middle-aged or older parents with an unmarried child to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014, amid the prospect of such families increasing due to the aging population and fewer children in Japan.

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Japan's tallest building celebrates 1 million visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Shohei Izumoto (far R), the 1 millionth visitor to the observation deck of Abeno Harukas, and his relatives pose for photos along with Hidenori Akasaka (far L), a senior managing executive officer of Kintetsu Corp., the operator of Abeno Harukas in Osaka's Abeno Ward, on July 13, 2014. The number of visitors to the observation deck of the tallest skyscraper in Japan reached 1 million around four months after the opening of the building.

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Open-top double-decker officially launched in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Bus Co.'s open-top double-decker "OSAKA SKY VISTA," officially launched on July 10, 2014, is equipped with an automatic verbal guide system in English, Chinese and Korean.

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Open-top double-decker bus starts running in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Bus Co.'s open-top double-decker "OSAKA SKY VISTA" starts running in Osaka, western Japan, on July 10, 2014. The first such sightseeing bus in Osaka visits Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, and other tourist spots on a roughly 80-minute tour.

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Open-top double-decker bus to debut in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, is seen ahead from the open top of Kintetsu Bus Co.'s double-decker in Osaka, western Japan, on July 2, 2014. The sightseeing bus, equipped with an automated verbal guide system in English, Chinese and Korean, starts running from July 10.

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Open-top double-decker bus to debut in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Bus Co.'s open-top double-decker is shown to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on July 2, 2014, ahead of the launch of the first such sightseeing bus in the area from July 10.

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Kintetsu store in Abeno Harukas marks 30 mil. visitors

OSAKA, Japan - People visit a food section of the Kintetsu department store inside Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas in Osaka City on June 5, 2014. The number of visitors to the department store reached approximately 30 million as of the end of May since the partial opening in June 2013.

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Mascot characters promote Kinugawa hot spring

OSAKA, Japan - Mascot characters Abenobea of Japan's tallest building, Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, and Sorakarachan of Tokyo Skytree promote tours to popular spots along the Tobu railway line in eastern Japan at Abeno Harukasu and its vicinity on June 5, 2014. This is part of the joint efforts of Kintetsu Corp., an operating company of Abeno Harukasu, and Tokyo Skytree operating company Tobu Railway Co. following their agreement to promote tourist spots in each other's regions.

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Kintetsu to become holding company

OSAKA, Japan - Tetsuya Kobayashi, president of railway operator Kintetsu Corp., tells a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2014, that Kintetsu will become a holding company, possibly in April 2015, to enhance group governance.

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New Year sales

OSAKA, Japan - Customers buy "lucky bags" at the flagship outlet of Kintetsu Department Store Co. in Osaka's Abeno Ward on Jan. 2, 2014. Major Japanese department stores kicked off business for 2014 that day.

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Osaka test illumination

OSAKA, Japan - A space of the flagship outlet of Kintetsu Department Store Co. in the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka's Abeno Ward is lit up in an illumination test on Oct. 30, 2013. Illumination in the area will start Nov. 1, lasting until Jan. 31, 2014.

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Osaka test illumination

OSAKA, Japan - A concourse in the west side of Kintetsu Railway's Osaka Abenobashi Station in Osaka is lit up in an illumination test on Oct. 30, 2013. Illumination in the area will start Nov. 1, lasting until Jan. 31, 2014.

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Osaka test illumination

OSAKA, Japan - A concourse in the west side of Kintetsu Railway's Osaka Abenobashi Station in Osaka is lit up in an illumination test on Oct. 30, 2013. Illumination in the area will start Nov. 1, lasting until Jan. 31, 2014.

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Sanyo's headquarters

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 7, 2013, shows the No. 1 building of Sanyo Electric Co.'s headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture. Panasonic Corp. is in talks to sell its subsidiary Sanyo's headquarters buildings and land in Moriguchi to the city government, Kintetsu Real Estate Co. and Towa Pharmaceutical Co., sources close to the matter said Oct. 23.

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Kintetsu flagship store in Abeno Harukas

OSAKA, Japan - Shoppers enter the flagship outlet of Kintetsu Department Store Co. on June 13, 2013, that partially opened the same day inside Abeno Harukas, a 300-meter-tall building under construction in Osaka City.

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Kintetsu flagship store in Abeno Harukas

OSAKA, Japan - Shoppers enter the flagship outlet of Kintetsu Department Store Co. on June 13, 2013, that partially opened the same day inside Abeno Harukas, a 300-meter-tall building under construction in Osaka City.

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Japan's tallest building in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo on Oct. 23, 2012, shows a view from the 55th floor of the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka City's Abeno Ward now under construction and already the tallest structure in Japan. Railway operator Kintetsu Corp. held a ceremony the same day to mark the completion of the frame structure for the 300-meter building with 60 stories above ground and five underground.

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Japan's tallest building in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo on Oct. 23, 2012, shows the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka City's Abeno Ward now under construction and already the tallest structure in Japan. Railway operator Kintetsu Corp. held a ceremony the same day to mark the completion of the frame structure for the 300-meter building.

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Peko-chan station master

OSAKA, Japan - Peko-chan (C), a mascot of confectionery maker Fujiya Co., sees off a train as a specially designated station master beside her boyfriend Poko-chan (L) at the Osaka-Uehommachi Station of Kintetsu Corp. in Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The companies organized the event as both are marking their centenary this year.

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Fujiidera Stadium quietly shut down after 77 years

OSAKA, Japan - Fujiidera Stadium, which had been used as the Kintetsu Buffaloes' home stadium for nearly half a century, was shut down on Jan. 31. With the team's merger with the Orix BlueWave, there was no team to use it since the controlling stake went to the new team -- the Orix Buffaloes.

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Ogi keen on helping 'Orix Buffaloes' build history

OSAKA, Japan - Akira Ogi, who has been named manager of the new team created by the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes, smiles at a press conference at an Osaka hotel on Oct. 12. Ogi said he will help build the foundation and history of the ''Orix Buffaloes.''

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(1)Players' strike averted for this weekend

OSAKA, Japan - Baseball club managers and players meet at Osaka International Convention Center in Osaka's Kita Ward on Sept. 10 to discuss a merger between the Orix BlueWave and Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and planned walkouts by players. The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association decided to avert a strike set for Sept. 11 and 12 having planned to go on strike every weekend in September.

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Baseball management, players hold crucial talks

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's professional baseball management (L) and representatives of the players association hold talks Sept. 9 over the planned merger between the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes. The talks ended inconclusively and will resume Sept. 10. The owners of the 12 ballclubs have approved the merger, while the players association has threatened to walk on all games scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays in September unless the merger is shelved for one year.

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(5)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's professional baseball players association head Atsushi Furuta is surrounded by reporters Sept. 8 at Koshien Stadium after the owners of the 12 professional ball clubs approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system.

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(4)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Orix BlueWave fans carry banners opposing the merger of the BluWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes at Yahoo BB Stadium in Kobe on Sept. 8. The owners of Japan's 12 professional baseball clubs approved the merger and decided to keep the two-league system the same day.

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(2)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes players association president Koichi Isobe answers reporters' questions Sept. 8 at Osaka Dome after the owners of Japan's 12 professional ballclubs approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system at an extraordinary meeting.

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Orix, Kintetsu sign merger agreement

OSAKA, Japan - Orix BlueWave President Takashi Koizumi speaks to reporters after signing a basic merger agreement with Kintetsu Buffaloes President Tetsuya Kobayashi in Kobe on Aug. 10. The merger agreement between the two Pacific League clubs came amid fierce opposition from players and fans.

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Livedoor may create new baseball club

OSAKA, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie (background) speaks with members of the Osaka prefectural assembly at the Osaka prefectural government building in Osaka on Aug. 5. Horie said he may consider creating a new professional baseball club if his company fails to purchase the Pacific League club Kintetsu Buffaloes.