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August 19, 2008

Japanese Retail Sales Fall

By Koji Hirano
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TOKYO — It’s shaping up to be a tough summer for retail in Japan.

Department store sales in July shed 2.5 percent to 706.2 billion yen, or $6.61 billion, declining...