Japan - Korea - North Korea
Dec. 12, 1972 - Bonus rich Japanese shop for Xmas and new year; With pockets lined with year end bonuses money often amounting to 4 and 5 months salary countless thousands of Tokkyoites swarm the streets and department stores of the city buying Christmas and new year presents. Department stores which the Japanese shopper favors are doing business which breaks all records and report sales amounting to billion of yen. Wealthy Japanese like to buy foreign goods to give friends and business acquaintances because of their status symbol value. They also buy gold bars, diamonds, and valuable object d'arts, with cash earned in the Japanese economic boom in exports. Photo Shows Scenes in the Ginza, Tokyo's main street, where many department stores are located
