Duty-free sales at Japan’s top department stores fell again in January, highlighting the prolonged pain for the country’s retail industry as tensions between Tokyo and Beijing show no sign of easing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/duty-free-sales-china-tensions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #tourism #dutyfree
Duty-free sales at Japan’s leading department store operators fell sharply in December, highlighting how prolonged geopolitical tensions with China are weighing on the retail sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/companies/japan-duty-free-sales-down/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tourism #departmentstores #dutyfree #shopping #china #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy