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A prototype of a Hello Kitty branded toilet seat is on display at Sanrio's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan on February 2, 2015. The toilet seat, with heating and warm water shower functions, was one of the most popular items among Chinese customers in Japan during this Spring Festival holiday. [Photo/CFP] |
Man spends 200,000 yuan for container of Japanese goods
Wealthy Chinese tourists descended upon Japanese shops in a buying frenzy this Spring Festival holiday, with one buyer even mailing back a "house" after a shopping spree.
Xu Dong (alias) received Japanese goods packed in a 1.5-meter-long container cube on behalf of a friend during Spring Festival, which cost a total of 200,000 yuan ($31,980) including tax and transport fees, Shanghai Morning Post reported on Friday.
Xu said the container contained TV sets, air-conditioners, audio equipment, refrigerators, toilet seats, air purifiers and other household appliances which are meant to furnish his friend's new house.
Some 450,000 Chinese tourists are estimated to have spent almost 6 billion yuan on shopping in Japan in the 10 days of Spring Festival holidays, according to a Japanese TV report.
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