{
  "id": 10612366,
  "title": "Seibu Shibuya to Close Wed., Ending 58 Yrs of Shaping Youth Culture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/seibu-shibuya-to-close-wed-ending-58-yrs-of-shaping-youth-culture",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:42:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092800675/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Sogo & Seibu Co.'s Seibu department store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward will close its doors for the last time Wednesday, bringing an end to its 58-year history of shaping youth culture. The Seibu Shibuya store was opened in April 1968 by the late Seiji Tsutsumi, head of the now-defunct Saison Group. It attracted many customers with luxury-brand shops such as Hermes,...",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}