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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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Gold 'osechi' New Year food container

TOKYO, Japan - A woman displays the lid of a 18.9 million yen gold container for ''osechi'' New Year specialty food, in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. Major Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said it will sell the container to commemorate 180 years since its founding.

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Osaka department store unveils "Super Mario Bros." New Year's feast

The Takashimaya department store in Osaka, western Japan, unveils its "osechi" box of New Year's dishes featuring characters of "Super Mario Bros.," a Nintendo video game that marked the 30th anniversary of its launch on Sept. 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==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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Gold 'osechi' New Year food container

TOKYO, Japan - A woman displays the lid of a 18.9 million yen gold container for ''osechi'' New Year specialty food, in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. Major Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said it will sell the container to commemorate 180 years since its founding. (Kyodo)

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Japanese New Year's dishes

Photo taken Sept. 18, 2020, shows samples of "osechi" Japanese traditional New Year's dishes being displayed at Kintetsu department store in Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas in Osaka. The department store started accepting orders for the celebratory meals for 2021 the same day.

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New Year's dishes

Photo taken on July 20, 2020, shows "osechi" traditional Japanese dishes being sold at Daimaru department stores for the coming New Year.

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New Year's dishes

Photo taken on July 21, 2020, shows "osechi" traditional Japanese dishes being sold at Takashimaya department stores for the coming New Year.

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Reservations for New Year's dishes

People order "osechi" traditional Japanese New Year's dishes at Kintetsu department store in Osaka on Sept. 19, 2018, at a special booth set up to make reservations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese department store begins accepting orders for New Year's dishes

Employees wearing kimono hold samples of "osechi" Japanese traditional New Year's dishes at a Kintetsu department store in Osaka on Sept. 20, 2017, at the start of a campaign to accept orders from customers. Some of the osechi are very expensive, including a 162,000 yen ($1,450) dish to be made by a Japanese restaurant in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo