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domtoidi
OMG! 0.20%!?! It's an economic catastrophe!
Yubaru
When will Japan start reporting unemployment figures accurately? These figures are so much BS! I can not believe that people actually swallow the kool aid when it comes to reporting statistics from government sources.
Dango bong
@Reckless
you buy shoes here? Buy online from overseas, its half the price even with shipping, shoes are a rip here
Dango bong
unexpectedly?! raise taxes, raise prices wtf do you expect?
Andy
One issue I take with men's & women's clothing stores in Japan is they price everything as if it's a designer brand. Go to a big mall like La La Port, for example. Most of the clothing stores are quite literally no name brands. Just crappy local Japanese brands - no exceptional quality or craftsmanship, no "Wow, I must have this." And you check the price tags and they'll have a winter jacket for ¥40,000, handbags for ¥15,000 - ¥30,000. Same with shirts, shoes, tees, etc.
Are Japanese that ignorant and just pay whatever the tag says without any thought of Beams, United Arrows, Liz Lisa, etc, are NOT designer shops, not emerging boutiques. They are all just generic shops selling mid-level quality at best. The Gap is not a designer shop. Stop pricing jeans for ¥14,000. It's a joke.
TumbleDry
Wait wait wait...
Wasn't there an article a few weeks ago about the government hopeful as household opening their purse according to government data???
Cricky
Unexpected? The only thing unexpected is that they couldn't massage the figures this time as they were so bad. People are living in 2017 not 1980, unlike the decision makers.
papigiulio
In other words, more unpaid overtime. Shops aren't going to cut prices to attract customers, the amount cut has to come from somewhere/out of someones pocket.