Japan increases duty-free items for foreign tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists browse the food floor in the Ginza Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2014. The Japanese government expanded its list of duty-free items for foreign visitors the same day to include foods, alcohol, drugs and cosmetics on top of electronic goods, clothing and bags already exempt from the 8 percent consumption tax.

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