THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 1, 2019 at 16:45 JST
The former train fare table, above, is replaced with a new one, below, at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Oct. 1 following the consumption tax rate hike to 10 percent. (Takuya Isayama)
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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