Occidental College students Guilberto Moran and Alexander Kaplan-Reyes profile the Uyeda Department Store in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA. -- This is Satoru Ueda standing at the front counter with several Maneki Neko and Daruma dolls. The Maneki Neko is a good luck charm and the Daruma doll is a wish doll. The Maneki Neko with the left paw raised--as is the case with all the cats in the picture--is thought to bring in customers.

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