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Daiso categorizes all of its own branded items using the morpheme za (ザ), the Japanese representation of the English word "the", plus a category.For example, za hanabi (ザ・花火) is the category for fireworks, and za purasuchikku (ザ・プラスチック) is the category for plastic items such as plastic buckets and trays.
Daishō style sword mounting, gold banding on red-lacquered ground. 16th century, Azuchi–Momoyama period. Important Cultural Property. Tokyo National Museum. Daishō mountings with ice crack pattern design.
In 1987 Yano developed the 100 Yen Daiso company and in 1991 the company opened its first directly managed shop in permanent premises, in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 2 ] Yano was noted for his live-for-the-moment attitude, which comes from his varied experiences and failures, particularly the bankruptcy of his father-in-law ...
100-yen shops (100円ショップ, hyaku-en shoppu) are common Japanese shops in the vein of American dollar stores.Stocking a variety of items such as decorations, stationery, cup noodles, slippers, containers, batteries, spoons and bowls, each item is priced at precisely 100 yen, [1] which is considered attractive to Japanese consumers because it can be paid for with a single 100-yen coin.
According to tradition, Daishō-in was founded by the monk Kūkai, also known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi (弘法大師), in the year 806, the 1st year of the Daidō era.
In 1999, the company opened its first 98cent Plus Store carrying Daiso products, before Daiso had its own stores in US. The company has since expanded to 11 locations in California with over 400 employees in California. These stores sell Japanese food and household items. [3]
A major player in 100-yen shops is the Daiso chain. The first store opened in 1991, and there are now around 2,400 stores in Japan. This number is increasing by around 40 stores per month. Daiso has also expanded into North America, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. [36]
The Dhaiso, or Daiso (Wadaiso, in Swahili) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group based at the foot of the Usambara Mountains in the Muheza District of Tanga Region in northeastern Tanzania. In 1999, the Dhaiso population was estimated to number 5,000, and the Dhaiso language is not being transmitted by adults to children.