Rural Japan Costco brings steady income to inflation-hit pockets | South China Morning Post

The Japanese mayor of the rural town of Meiwa has welcomed the benefits a newly opened Costco has brought to the local economy. The US big-box discounter has been offering higher pay than the prefecture’s minimum wage, and has attracted over 10,000 visitors to the area daily. But small businesses have been strugglin…

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