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Yomiuri Shimbun
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Toys R Us is withdrawing from direct store operations in Japan, with operator Don Quijote Holdings acquiring the Japanese business. All roughly 150 Toys R Us stores across the country are expected to be taken over and continue trading under the new arrangement. Japanese outlets including Nikkei, Yomiuri Shimbun and regional papers are reporting the move, which ends the toy chain's decades-long presence as a standalone retailer in Japan.
- 2Mrs. Green Apple's Omori: aiming to be a national band on new album POPS●https://www. walknews.com/1392486/ ミセス大森元貴、国民的バンドに「意図してなってます」…新アルバム『ＰＯＰＳ』収録曲は「ここまで歌っちゃっていいのか僕の中でも挑戦」 – 読売新聞 # Entertainm
Motoki Ohmori of the Japanese band Mrs. Green Apple said the group's status as a national act is intentional, speaking to Yomiuri Shimbun ahead of the release of their new album 'POPS'. Discussing songs on the record, he said some push his limits as a vocalist, describing them as a challenge even by his own standards. Fans are weighing in on the band's deliberately mainstream ambitions and the album's bold vocal performances.