Tokyo department store displays gold bullion worth 600 mil. yen

Sabtu, 20 April 2013 01:03

(TOKYO-Kyodo) Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku district began a special display Friday of a piece of gold bullion weighing 120 kilograms and worth 600 million yen ($6 million), letting visitors touch it.

The bullion block -- 17 centimeters high, 35 cm wide and 13 cm in depth -- is being displayed until Tuesday to mark the launch inside the department store of a shop specializing in purchasing gold.

Takashimaya said demand for gold transactions is on the rise among general consumers with the economy showing signs of a pickup.