Major National Day Holiday Begins
Chinese tourists continue to arrive
Chinese shoppers in the Akihabara electronics shopping district, on October 2nd 2015, Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo's department stores are busy serving Chinese holiday shoppers with many now offering Chinese speaking staff, simple tax-free shopping and product sections specifically targeting overseas visitors. Cosmetics are particularly popular items and the shoppers tend to purchase products in bulk to take home as presents for friends and relatives. Despite the Chinese stock market suffering recent losses many tourists are using a week-long national holiday in China to visit and spend money in Japan. (Photo by AFLO)