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Want to buy over 500,000 yen in booze and cosmetics without paying a single yen in tax? Japan Tourism Agency wants you to do it too!
We head north to the Akita town where Chainsaw Man’s creator grew up and see the sights that inspired the look of Look Back.
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The two easiest ways to pay for train tickets, and a whole bunch of other stuff, make their long-awaited return.
Screen was put in place as response to tourists, many from overseas, littering and blocking traffic.
Skipping tax payments by showing your passport may become a thing of the past as government finds billions of yen have been improperly waived.
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