Chinese shoppers

Chinese shoppers a boon to Japan's flagging retailers

Chinese shoppers are rushing to Japan to pick up products unavailable at home, which is a boon for a retail industry suffering from falling household spending.
<div style="text-align: left;"> Chinese tourists shopping in Akihabara, Tokyo (AFP) </div>
<div style="text-align: left;"> Chinese tourists shopping in Akihabara, Tokyo (AFP) </div>
December 05, 2011

Chinese shoppers are heading across the East China Sea to Japan for a fire sale, and changing the Japan-China economic relationship in the process.

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