Sales up at Osaka dept stores during Chinese New Year holidays

Sales up at Osaka dept stores during Chinese New Year holidays

Photo shows the tax refund counter at the Osaka branch of the Takashimaya Co. department store on Feb. 24, 2015. Duty-free sales to foreigners at department stores in Osaka during the week to the day more than tripled year on year as Chinese shoppers made the most of the Chinese New Year holiday season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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