Opening its doors in 1934, the Hayashi department store was situated in what was then the most prosperous area of Tainan: Suehirocho (today’s Zhongzheng Road business district). Five stories high, ...

A poster for Tainan’s Hayashi Department Store (林百貨) that features drawings of important artistic figures has attracted attention on social media after the store posted it on Facebook earlier this ...

If the store closes, it will be gloomy all around,” says part-time building cleaner Akira Hayashi, 77, on one weekday afternoon in May while standing in the sparsely populated street of closed ...

Tainan’s historic Hayashi Department Store is one of 10 Grand Award winners in this year’s Design for Asia (DFA) Awards, winning the prize for most influential landmark in Asia. The DFA Awards is the ...

Hawaii Department of Education Interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi joined Spotlight Hawaii, a series from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that shines a spotlight on issues affecting our islands, for ...

The National LGBTQ Task Force announced on Tuesday that long-time transgender rights activist and community leader Kris Hayashi has joined the organization as its director of advocacy and action ...

The Brighton Police Department issued a missing persons alert Tuesday afternoon. Officers are looking for Victoria MaryEllen Hayashi, 19. ... Lawmakers overturn ban on common store item even ...

Taiwanese society began to move towards modern consumerism in the 1930s, when department stores of unprecedented size opened their doors, offering access to a dazzling variety of merchandise. The ...