YOKOHAMA – Restaurants and shops in Yokohama Chinatown hope government relief measures for businesses introduced with the Oct. 1 consumption tax hike will help bring in new customers.
They are pinning their hopes on a rebate program for cashless purchases aimed at mitigating the impact of the tax hike to 10 percent from 8 percent and spreading the use of electronic payments in Japan.
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