Blue-Light Special in Japan With huge debt from fat times gone sour, some of Japan's famous department stores are expected to be bought by bargain-hunting U.S. investors.

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There are 83 department stores, 3 premium stores (that includes the famous Ka-de-We in Berlin plus units in Hamburg and Munich) and 26 sport centers.

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