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On October 29, 1959, the first branch of Shirokiya outside Japan opened in Hawaii's then brand-new Ala Moana Center. In 1966 the department store moved to a different location in Ala Moana across from Liberty House (now Macy's) where it would remain for 50 years. A branch store was opened in Maui in November 1973.
Liberty Osaka. Liberty Osaka (formerly the Osaka Human Rights Museum) was a museum dedicated to human rights situated in Naniwa-ku, a ward in south Osaka City.As the first general museum dedicated to human rights in Japan, the focus of its permanent exhibits was the history of the struggle against discrimination experienced by the nation's minority ethnic groups; the Burakumin, the Ainu of ...
Osaka was long considered Japan's primary economic center, [22] with a large percentage of the population belonging to the merchant class (see Four divisions of society). Over the course of the Edo period (1603–1867), Osaka grew into one of Japan's major cities and returned to its ancient role as a lively and important port.
The tower is 180 m in height, white in color, and built by the Church of Perfect Liberty in August 1970. [1] The tower was built by Tokyu Construction. [2] The cenotaph is dedicated to the souls of all war victims in history, regardless of race, ethnic group, sovereign state, border, region, religion, religious denomination and creed.
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Hosei University Ichigaya Campus; Chuo University Graduate School; Ministry of Defense headquarters: Formerly GHQ of the Imperial Japanese Army; following World War II, the building became the headquarters for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Eastern Army.
Walk Japan Limited, also known as WJ, or simply Walk Japan, is a Japan based tour company, founded in 1992 by Tom Stanley and Dick Irving. The company is a pioneer of " off-the-beaten-track " walking tours in Japan and are known for their tours to parts of Japan that are often not available for most visitors to Japan.