Department store labor union on rare strike, in Japan
epa10830281 A man holds a banner showing his support for the union before closed shutters of the Seibu Ikebukuro main store in Tokyo, Japan, 31 August 2023. The labor union of Sogo and Seibu, a Japanese department store operator owned by Seven & I Holdings, went on strike at the Seibu Ikebukuro flagship store on 31 August 2023. This is the first strike in the department stores' industry in 61 years, as some 900 labor union members at the Seibu Ikebukuro store stopped working as they oppose a buyout deal by an US investment fund. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
