Failing Japanese shopping area using nostalgia to reclaim past glory
A once-bustling shopping district in the city of Gifu which boasts a 135-year history and inspired a hit song that defined its heyday will see the withdrawal of department store mega-chain Takashimaya Co at the end of July. Takashimaya's departure from the Yanagase shopping arcade is a portent of a…
Source: japantoday.com