tokyo japanese cosmetics firm apologize sign ban entry chinese people post one outlets highlight linger hostility foreign visitors japan strive extend shopping-driven tourism boom pola unit pola orbis hold inc say saturday image inappropriate poster share chinese social media sit friday without specify content location offend item photos sign handwritten japanese say entry chinese people prohibit shop window trend chinese taiwanese social media sunday pola around 4,600 store across japan apologize cause unpleasant feel inconvenience many people say remove sign soon confirm facts suspend operations store implement strict punishment say statement post top homepage japanese chinese pola mea culpa come japan look boost chinese-powered inbound tourism boom ahead 2020 tokyo olympics policy champion prime minister shinzo abe government japan weigh loose visa rule tourists china source tell reuters early year look widen tourism boom lend support consumer spend 23.8 million visit japan year october set course annual record visitors china no.1 source climb 13 percent year early 6.2 million period government data show many chinese tourists take advantage weak yen easy entry rule visit japan shop spree dub explosive buy cosmetics among popular items chinese shoppers pola incident first time year japanese firm offend china tokyo-based hotel real estate developer apa group come fire year book place hotels contain essay deny 1937 massacre japanese troop chinese city nanjing follow street protest call boycott chain china tourism administration apa june temporarily remove book hotels host athletes sport event say would 2020 olympics japanese cosmetics maker pola say sorry racist poster