Daiso, a chain of “100-yen” retail stores featuring discount products from Japan, opened its first Central Valley store at ...

Daiso is a so-called 100 yen ($0.67; £0.53) store, similar to pound shops. Mr Yano opened his first discount retailer in 1972 and was seen as a pioneer of the dollar shop business model.

Hirotake Yano, the founder of the operator of Daiso, Japan’s first and largest 100-yen shop chain, died of cardiac failure on Feb. 12. He was 80. His funeral was attended by close family members ...

Japan’s 100 yen shop is loved nationwide for offering an amazing range of affordable products, such as household goods, ...