Cassie here. Big news for Chuo-ku specifically Oe. Aeon is closing in February next year. It was originally Daiei than changed to Aeon. It has not been decided what will happen to Gran Paleta where the movie theater is yet. As someone that lives and works near Aeon this was a big shock especially since they only remodeled it in the last few years to put in Viva Homes. The article is below but so far there are only Japanese articles.
【熊本市中央区】イオン熊本中央店閉店。～空高くダイエーの影をうっすらと残しながら、今までありがとう！再開発に期待して一旦さようなら～ - Yahoo! JAPAN
