THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 5, 2023 at 17:35 JST
Shoppers flock to buy 'fukubukuro' lucky bags in the food section of a department store in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward on Jan. 2. (Shigetaka Kodama)
New Year’s sales at the nation’s top department stores outperformed last year’s, as consumers turned out in droves thanks to the absence of COVID-19 restrictions and nicer weather. [Read More]
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