MANILA -- When Mitsukoshi department store opens in Manila later this year, it will be the first such Japanese retailer to make a debut in the Philippines where companies are hoping to take advantage of a growing middle class.
Philippines' 1st Japanese department store aims to win over young middle class

Mitsukoshi department store will be located just north of Bonifacio Global City, a new business district in Metro Manila. (Image courtesy of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings)
MANILA -- When Mitsukoshi department store opens in Manila later this year, it will be the first such Japanese retailer to make a debut in the Philippines where companies are hoping to take advantage of a growing middle class.