Japan's duty-free shopping shifts to refunds at departure
Travelers can no longer skip the consumption tax at the counter; under the new refund system introduced on November 1, they pay full price in the store and claim the tax back when they leave.
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Shibuya's Halloween crackdown pushes the crowd to Ikebukuro, where residents report a rougher night
With the Hachiko statue covered and street drinking banned, trouble stayed away from Shibuya. In Ikebukuro, social media users say the opposite happened.
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