THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 1, 2019 at 16:45 JST
A store clerk introduces new menus based on the 10 percent consumption tax rate at the Kabukicho outlet of the Yoronotaki restaurant chain in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 1. (Masayoshi Hayashi)
Store clerks were busily changing price tags across Japan on Oct. 1 as the nation's first consumption tax hike in more than five years took effect, raising the rate from 8 percent to 10 percent. [Read More]
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