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Posted: 5/31/2013 5:28:35 AM EST
Shoppers walk at a shopping mall in Tokyo, Friday, May 31, 2013. Japan's economy grew 3.5 percent in the last quarter, and officials say they see signs that a sustained recovery is imminent. So far, though, the results of Abenomics have been mixed. Similar to the policies adopted in the U.S. and Europe, the central bank is seeking to end deflation, or falling prices, by expanding Japan's money supply through purchases of Japanese government bonds and other assets. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Posted: 5/31/2013 1:47:59 AM EST
People walk around shops at a shopping complex in Tokyo, Friday, May 31, 2013. Japan's core consumer price index fell 0.4 percent in April from a year earlier, while industrial production also weakened, the government reported Friday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Posted: 5/31/2013 1:47:59 AM EST
People walk around shops at a shopping complex in Tokyo, Friday, May 31, 2013. Japan's core consumer price index fell 0.4 percent in April from a year earlier, while industrial production also weakened, the government reported Friday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Posted: 5/30/2013 9:14:41 PM EST
A man pushes his shopping cart down an aisle at a Home Depot store in New York, July 29, 2010.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Posted: 5/30/2013 8:35:22 AM EST
A man pushes his shopping cart down an aisle at a Home Depot store in New York, July 29, 2010.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Posted: 5/30/2013 8:35:22 AM EST
A man pushes his shopping cart down an aisle at a Home Depot store in New York, July 29, 2010.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Posted: 5/30/2013 3:12:44 AM EST
In this May 4, 2013 photo, parents and their children wait for a store to open that sells Korean pop music, known as K-Pop, at the Arenales shopping center in Lima, Peru. Arenales has entire floors dedicated to South Korean music, clothes and food. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Posted: 5/30/2013 3:12:44 AM EST
In this May 4, 2013 photo, Sandra and Gabriel, who did not give their last names, pose for a photo in their costumes in the style of characters from South Korean comic books at the Arenales shopping center in Lima, Peru. The Arenales shopping center has entire floors dedicated to South Korean music, clothes and food. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Posted: 5/30/2013 3:12:44 AM EST
In this May 25, 2013 photo, followers of K-pop music look at souvenirs of singers inside a store at the Arenales shopping center in Lima, Peru. The Arenales shopping center has entire floors dedicated to South Korean music, clothes and food. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Posted: 5/30/2013 3:12:44 AM EST
In this May 18, 2013 photo, fans of South Korea singer Heo Young Saeng watch his video play in a small video viewing area inside a shopping mall in Lima, Peru. Teenagers throughout Latin America have long looked north for pop music inspiration. Now the East is rising, with a large and enthusiastic cult of fans in some countries following the K-pop music from Korea. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Posted: 5/30/2013 3:12:44 AM EST
In this May 25, 2013 photo, figures of South Korean comic book characters stand for sale at the Arenales shopping center in Lima, Peru. The Arenales shopping center has entire floors dedicated to South Korean music, clothes and food. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Posted: 5/30/2013 3:12:44 AM EST
In this May 4, 2013 photo, a waitress dressed in the style of characters from Korean comic books works inside a restaurant at the Arenales shopping center in Lima, Peru. The Arenales shopping center has entire floors dedicated to South Korean music, clothes and food. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Posted: 5/30/2013 3:12:44 AM EST
In this May 18, 2013 photo, fans of South Korean K-pop singer Heo Young Saeng watch his video play in a viewing area inside a shopping mall in Lima, Peru. “Although you won't believe it, in Peru the K-pop groups are starting to be more popular than Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga or Demi Lovato,” said Diana Rodriguez, who is capitalizing on the trend by organizing Korean dance contests throughout Peru. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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Posted: 5/30/2013 1:45:10 AM EST
Chinese shoppers stand with shopping bags on a sidewalk along 5th Avenue in New York City, April 4, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Posted: 5/29/2013 10:03:45 AM EST
A woman walks in a shopping arcade decorated with Greek flags in central Athens, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Greece's central bank says the economy is likely to contract by a further 4.6 percent in 2013 with unemployment set to reach 28 percent. The Bank of Greece's estimate, issued in a report published Wednesday, is worse than the 4.2 percent contraction predicted by the government and the country's rescue lenders. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Posted: 5/29/2013 8:29:32 AM EST
French State prosecutor Francois Molins during a news conference at the Court in Paris, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Molins said that the young suspect accused of stabbing a French soldier Saturday May 25, identified only by his first name Alexandre, was captured on camera offering a Muslim prayer in a corner of a busy shopping mall 10 minutes before he went after the soldier with a knife in the La Defense financial and shopping district. The 22 year old suspect was arrested outside Paris at the house of a friend, who has not been implicated. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Posted: 5/28/2013 6:25:04 PM EST
FILE - In this May 9, 2013 file photo, a worker pushes shopping carts in front of a Wal-Mart store in La Habra, Calif. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $81 million after pleading guilty to criminal charges the company dumped hazardous waste across California, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Wal-Mart entered the plea in San Francisco federal court to misdemeanor counts of negligently dumping pollutants from its stores into sanitation drains across the state. As part of the plea, the company will pay the substantial fine that also will cover charges in Missouri.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Posted: 5/28/2013 11:09:49 AM EST
In this Thursday, May 9 2013, photo, two shoppers are reflected in the mirror at a shopping mall in Costa Mesa, Calif. The private Conference Board reports on consumer confidence for May on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Posted: 5/24/2013 4:01:49 PM EST
Attendees pass by the General Growth Properties booth during the International Council of Shopping Centers convention in Las Vegas, May 18, 2009. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus
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Posted: 5/24/2013 2:54:34 PM EST
Delta airlines CEO Richard Anderson speaks during a news conference inside the new Delta terminal 4 at JFK airport, Friday, May 24, 2013 in New York. Delta opened its new $1.4 billion terminal, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market. The expanded concourse offers sweeping views of the airport, upscale food and shopping options and increased seating. It replaces a decrepit terminal built by Pan Am in 1960 that was an embarrassing way to welcome millions of visitors to the United States. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
