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The real reason: Chinese tourists buying anything that is "popular" and "good", go to any places in Japan and it's overran and ruined by them. Lot's of articles
by throwaway123032 8y ago
The real reason: Chinese tourists buying anything that is "popular" and "good", go to any places in Japan and it's overran and ruined by them.
Lot's of articles on that (google chinese tourist hibiki, plenty of results, including ft.com articles)
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- dexterdog 8y agoReminds me of the Wine doc called Red Obsession.
- byproxy 8y agoFunnily enough, this comment shows up as number 2 for me after doing that Google search.
- ksec 8y agoAnd it was one of the reason ( IF not the ONLY reason ) why certain Scottish Whiskey are now 3 - 10x the price. And since the Chinese has nothing against the Scottish, which means its place as gift will likely continue for many more years to come. Japanese Brands tends to go up and down a little depending on the state of diplomatic issues.
- umanwizard 8y agoYour tone makes it sound like this is something terrible. Why shouldn't Chinese people have just as much right as anyone else to buy things they want, if they have the money for it?
- throwaway123032 8y agoTry to guess why they are called locusts.
- thablackbull 8y agoFunnily enough I was just reading, locust is apparently a reference to the evils of capitalism. From Bloomberg [1], > Within hours of Heinrich Hiesinger stepping down as ThyssenKrupp AG chief executive last week amid pressure from activist investors, the talk turned to “locusts,” Germany’s catch-all term for the evils of Anglo-Saxon capitalism. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-10/hedge-fund-locusts-aren-t-the-cause-of-germany-s-ills https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-10/hedge-fun...
- throwaway123032 8y agoIt's more a reference to what is going on in HK (infamous ads from 2012...) and nearby countries. Baby formula is one example or straining the overall health care.