Japan's old-style coffee shops unfazed by Starbucks' success
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ABOVE the converging crowds at the famous Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo glows the unmissable bright green sign of Starbucks, a magnet that pulls in a steady stream of hip, young Japanese.
The American coffee company is so popular in Japan that it recently announced plans to buy out its Japanese partner for US$900 million and take full control of operations in its second-largest market.
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