The Chinese tourists had just one hour to shop — not a lot of time when you consider they were at the glitzy VenusFort mall in Tokyo's fashionable Odaiba waterfront district.
The dozens of men and women poured into the mall. Soon, many found themselves in a store named Musee de Peau, which markets cosmetics and other beauty products.
As several eagerly browsed through the Shiseido-brand cosmetics, one of the women pulled up to the cashier with a shopping cart heaped with Japanese pantyhose, each bearing a price tag of ¥500 to ¥800.