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As many of you might already know, the consumption tax in Japan rose from 5% to 8% on April 1st this year and it is planned to rise again to 10% in October 2015. I have noticed that major beauty websites in Japan, such as @Cosme and Biteki, are now listing product prices exclusive of consumption tax. This is what I have recently started doing as well (to follow what seems to be the new protocol).
On a related note, it is currently the case that beauty products purchased by foreign visitors to Japan are not eligible for tax refund (as they are classified as consumables), but the Japanese government is planning to expand the duty-free coverage to include food, medicine and cosmetics from October this year. (Read more on this in this article from Nikkei Asian Review.) This is certainly good news!
(Full Smile Eyes in 01 Apricot Beige)
(image from www.kanebo-cosmetics.co.jp)
(info from www.kanebo-cosmetics.co.jp & i-voce.jp)
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Kanebo Coffret d’Or will release its late summer/ early fall 2014 makeup collection in Japan on June 16th. The collection includes:
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(image from www.cosme.net,
info from www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/milano-collection & www.cosme.net)
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Kanebo Milano Collection will release its spring/summer 2014 base makeup collection in Japan on June 16th. The collection includes:
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(image/info from www.fashion-press.net)
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THREE will release its summer 2014 makeup collection in Japan on May 14th. The collection includes:
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(15th Anniversary Summer Eyes in EX01 Cool Beige Collection)
(images/info from www.cosme.net)
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Kanebo Lunasol will release its summer 2014 makeup collection in Japan on May 16th. The collection, which continues the line’s 15th anniversary celebration, includes:
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(images/info from www.cosme.net)
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Kanebo Chicca will release its summer 2014 makeup collection in Japan on May 9th. The collection includes:
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