Word: okada
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Customers want to mix the pleasures of shopping, dining and admiring culture all at the same time," says Mitsukoshi President Shigeru Okada-and the store affords ample opportunity for all these. On its seven floors, with their tightly packed 16.5 acres of selling space, Mitsukoshi offers half a million kinds of merchandise. They include Bohemian crystal, Rolls-Royces with $60,000 price tags and homelier items like American jeans and portions of grilled...
Imperial Family. "Our customers range from princesses to office ladies," says Okada. The store is a purveyor to the imperial family, outfitting Emperor Hirohito with suits and shirts. Competitors often snicker at Mitsukoshi's "imperial connection," charging that it makes the store snobbish and elitist. But Okada points out that half the store's business comes from affluent Japanese in their 20s and 30s who are attracted by Mitsukoshi's talent for combining modernity and tradition...
Remaining pieces, Kimi Okada's tap dance "Hit or Miss" and Pam Quinn's "A Coup from the Blues," return to beat and music and the exuberant physicality of dance. Yet, set against the style of The Polish Mime Ballet Theater, these two works preserve an American earnestness, steering clear of overmuch theatricality--or sensuality...