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Consumers, in the meantime, have gained few benefits from the strong yen. While the currency makes vacations in Hawaii and other U.S. destinations cheaper, Japan's creaky retailing system has been slow to pass along lower prices for imports to shoppers. Says Tokyo homemaker Momoko Suzuki: "As long as you live in Japan, there are not many merits to the strong yen. One exception is beer. We now buy Budweiser for 120 yen a can instead of Japanese beer...
ISSUN BOSHI, THE INCHLING by Momoko Ishii, illustrated by Fuku Akino (Walker; $3.50). Another old Japanese fable, handsomely illustrated. The hero is no bigger than a man's thumb and is resigned to life as a paperweight for a beautiful princess. But then he slays a dreadful demon, and guess what his reward is? A wish on a magic mallet transforms him into a full-size man and he marries the princess to live happily ever after...
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