1.   Buy lately Chelsea, with headquarters in Roseland, N.J., has begun to court the Japanese shopper.

2.   Isetan introduced to Japanese shoppers two flamboyant Barneys stores, replete with elegant doormen, and it has numerous other arrangements with Barneys.

3.   Japanese shoppers are notoriously fickle, and the classic styles in khaki and denim that American consumers are snapping up now may soon bore the Japanese.

4.   Japanese shoppers at home and abroad, who account for more than two-fifths of luxury goods spending worldwide, have already curtailed their purchases.

5.   The realty company said its outlet centers in Cabazon, Calif., outside Palm Springs, and in Waipahu, Hawaii, also see throngs of Japanese shoppers.

6.   Other automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp., also run Web pages that help Japanese shoppers look for models and find nearby dealers.

7.   Japanese shoppers snap up swaths of Thai silk at a prestigious emporium.

8.   Japanese shoppers, get out your scissors.

9.   Many Japanese shoppers are staying away from meat counters and several countries have banned imports of Japanese beef.

10.   Today, Japanese shoppers hop on planes to South Korea for bargain-hunting.