Japan's 15-year economic downturn has produced ultra-discount shops, selling a wide-variety of no-brand goods. They're proliferating in a country considered one of the most expensive places on earth.

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Several Japanese retailers these days, from discount sushi shops to 100-yen chains, have successfully applied similar formulas. Many are thriving, despite the weak economy.