Imagine being charged a service fee because you're a happy little tourist trying to support their business by buying cool things from their shop
I saw a really cool shop and wanted to buy stuff from it until I saw this sign. wtf ????? I'm pretty familiar with Japan but I have literally never seen this until now. I did some chatGPT digging:
"The retailer submits the tax-exempt sales details to the Japanese tax authorities and gets reimbursed for the tax portion. This ensures that the shop does not lose money by participating."
Bro why are they trying to profit off the government at the foreign visitors expense???