Nagoya dep't stores hold special sales to mark Japan Series win

Nagoya dep't stores hold special sales to mark Japan Series win

NAGOYA, Japan - Shoppers throng to department stores in the Nagoya area on Nov. 2 for special sales a day after the Nagoya-based Chunichi Dragons beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 1-0 to clinch the Japan Series title 4 games to 1. It was the first Japan Series title for Chunichi in 53 years.

METI becomes 1st dep't to use hybrid vehicle for minister

METI becomes 1st dep't to use hybrid vehicle for minister

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (L) begins using a hybrid vehicle on the job Oct. 1, becoming the first minister to follow a Japanese government plan to switch all state vehicles to low-emissions ones.

Nagoya dep't stores hold special sales to mark Japan Series win

Nagoya dep't stores hold special sales to mark Japan Series win

NAGOYA, Japan - Shoppers throng to department stores in the Nagoya area on Nov. 2 for special sales a day after the Nagoya-based Chunichi Dragons beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 1-0 to clinch the Japan Series title 4 games to 1. It was the first Japan Series title for Chunichi in 53 years. (Kyodo)

Japan dep't store develops high-grade "randoseru" backpacks

Japan dep't store develops high-grade "randoseru" backpacks

A salesclerk at the Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store in Tokyo shows off on Aug. 12, 2015, top-grade "randoseru" leather backpacks for schoolchildren developed by Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. in collaboration with an Italian leather factory. The backpacks are priced at 172,800 yen each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

METI becomes 1st dep't to use hybrid vehicle for minister

METI becomes 1st dep't to use hybrid vehicle for minister

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (L) begins using a hybrid vehicle on the job Oct. 1, becoming the first minister to follow a Japanese government plan to switch all state vehicles to low-emissions ones.