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Depachika: the food halls under Japan's department stores
A depachika is the food floor in the basement of a Japanese department store. What it sells, how food came to be in the basement beside the station, and when the boom began. -
Ginza, Tokyo: the clock tower, the department stores and a main street without cars
Ginza is eight blocks of central Tokyo lined with department stores and specialty shops. How the clock tower, the car-free weekends and the Kabukiza theater came about. -
What is a konbini? Japan's convenience stores and what they do
A konbini is a Japanese convenience store: a small self-service shop open long hours, every day of the year. What it sells, what else you can do there, and how it began in the 1970s.