Cosmetics firms battle it out in superpremium market segment

TOKYO, Japan - A woman tries Noevir's high-end Speciale facial cream, which sells for 105,000 yen per 50 grams, at Noevir's head office in Ginza in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

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