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A shopper walks through a forest of socks and myriad other products at the Mega Don Quijote store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

Japan's Don Quijote exports retail 'jungles' in age of Amazon

Discounter bets on bricks-and-mortar chaos to win Asian customers

TOKYO -- In a country known for impeccable manners and minimalist design, Japan's Don Quijote discount retailer is the rebel, the noisy neighbor, the ugly duckling. In an era of smartphones and one-click shopping, it is proof that bricks-and-mortar is not dead.

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