"Explosive" shopping by tourists over Lunar New Year holiday

"Explosive" shopping by tourists over Lunar New Year holiday

Customers, mostly foreign tourists, crowd the sneaker section at a store in the western Japan city of Osaka on Feb. 4, 2016. Japanese businesses have been anticipating "explosive" shopping sprees by the high number of foreign tourists coming to visit over the Lunar New Year holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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