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Mitsukoshi already starts yearend sales campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi department store employees pump their fists during a ceremony to begin the Oseibo yearend gift sales campaign at Mitsukoshi's main store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Oct. 12, 2010. Takashimaya, another major department store chain, also launched a similar campaign the same day.

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Mitsukoshi already starts yearend sales campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi department store employees pump their fists during a ceremony to begin the Oseibo yearend gift sales campaign at Mitsukoshi's main store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Oct. 12, 2010. Takashimaya, another major department store chain, also launched a similar campaign the same day.

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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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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)Stores start campaigns for year-end gift season

OSAKA, Japan - Many gift items on display at an Osaka department store feature the logo of the Hanshin Tigers, which clinched the Central League championship for the first time in 18 years. Major department stores nationwide started their campaigns for the annual ''oseibo'' year-end gift-giving season on Nov. 1, hoping to recover some of the losses incurred during the prolonged economic slump.

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(1)Stores start campaigns for year-end gift season

TOKYO, Japan - Shop assistants invite shoppers to taste samples at a department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, as department stores nationwide started their campaigns for the annual ''oseibo'' year-end gift-giving season. on Nov. 1. Department store sales in Japan have marked losses year on year for 18 straight months, due to slow consumer spending caused by the sluggish economy.

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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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Year-end shopping campaign begins at department store

A shopper samples hors d'oeuvre for Christmas -- prepared as Japan's traditional "oseibo" year-end gift --- at a Takashimaya department store in Osaka in western Japan on Oct. 14, 2015. The store launched its oseibo campaign, accepting orders from customers the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsukoshi already starts yearend sales campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi department store employees pump their fists during a ceremony to begin the Oseibo yearend gift sales campaign at Mitsukoshi's main store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Oct. 12, 2010. Takashimaya, another major department store chain, also launched a similar campaign the same day. (Kyodo)

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Mitsukoshi already starts yearend sales campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi department store employees pump their fists during a ceremony to begin the Oseibo yearend gift sales campaign at Mitsukoshi's main store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Oct. 12, 2010. Takashimaya, another major department store chain, also launched a similar campaign the same day. (Kyodo)

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(1)Stores start campaigns for year-end gift season

TOKYO, Japan - Shop assistants invite shoppers to taste samples at a department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, as department stores nationwide started their campaigns for the annual ''oseibo'' year-end gift-giving season. on Nov. 1. Department store sales in Japan have marked losses year on year for 18 straight months, due to slow consumer spending caused by the sluggish economy. (Kyodo)

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(2)Stores start campaigns for year-end gift season

OSAKA, Japan - Many gift items on display at an Osaka department store feature the logo of the Hanshin Tigers, which clinched the Central League championship for the first time in 18 years. Major department stores nationwide started their campaigns for the annual ''oseibo'' year-end gift-giving season on Nov. 1, hoping to recover some of the losses incurred during the prolonged economic slump. (Kyodo)