THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 17, 2021 at 19:00 JST
Stalls line a street in Tokyo’s Ginza district in 1948. The Ginza Wako store was under requisition of the Allied General Headquarters at the time. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
To mark its 90th anniversary in 2022, the flagship store of Wako Co., a prominent landmark in Tokyo’s Ginza district, will be renovated, its parent company, Seiko Holdings Corp., announced on Dec. 16. [Read More]
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