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Enjoyed Jennifer Merin’s article re department stores of Tokyo (“The Times Shopper,” April 26), but please be advised that the Japanese word for department store is depato , not departo .
GRACE B. BROWNRIDGE
La Canada
Editor’s note: Reader Brownridge’s correction isn’t entirely correct. The Japanese word for department store is actually depaato.
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