Deserted shopping street in northern Japan

Deserted shopping street in northern Japan

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A street in front of East Japan Railway Co.'s Ishinomaki Station in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, appears deserted with many shops closed for business on Nov. 24, 2014. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's much-touted "Abenomics" policy mix designed to prop up domestic demand has not produced visible effects in most regional areas.

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