Word: shirokiya
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Dates: during 1932-1932
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Whatever their private opinions of Christianity, Japanese shopkeepers are ardently in favor of Christmas. Tokyo's great Shirokiya's stores-rebuilt in glass and concrete after the earthquake of 1923-held a special Christmas sale last week. Colored lights hung from the balconies. On the third floor there was a huge Christmas tree, loaded with celluloid ornaments. Price tags on every table called attention to Shirokiya's bargain day-the managers are proud of the fact that they were the first store in Japan to adopt the one price system, now employ 1,300 people. There...
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