“gekiyasu (extremely cheap) — from rock-bottom supermarket sales to celebrities devising ways to live on ¥100 a day — retailers are being forced to offer lower and lower prices just to stay in business.”
Source: Fast fashion is not what's ailing Japan's economy
By PHILIP BRASOR
The Japan Times: Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010
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