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At a cafe in the luxury Gucci flagship store in Tokyo, a cappuccino comes with the logo of the Italian chain meticulously poured on the milk foam with cocoa powder.
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Chanel's 10-story flagship store in Tokyo was built at an estimated cost of $240 million, a sign of the magnitude of Japan's market for luxury goods.
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Many shoppers in urban Tokyo carry designer handbags, like this woman and her Chanel purse in the Ginza district.
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On a street corner in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area, shoppers carry Fendi (left) and Burberry bags.
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The French luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has 48 stores and boutiques spread across Japan. This boutique is in a department store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, June 29, 2007. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A saleswoman at a Chanel perfume boutique in a Tokyo department store beckons clients with aroma samples.
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Offering a specialized set of "super luxury" jewel-bedecked watches, this retailer at the Tokyo men's boutique of Harry Winston, jeweler to the Hollywood stars, awaits clients in a luxury VIP salon. Tomonori Nagano, the salon manager, sometimes offers his clients cigars and champagne from a cupboard to his side, June 27, 2007. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A white-gloved retailer displays a $50,000 watch, and a set of cufflinks and a fountain pen at a special boutique for men in Tokyo operated by Harry Winston, a luxury retailer.
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