A woman browses through kimonos for sale at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 15, 2014. In the 16th century, Boroichi was a place for farmers to buy and sell rags, known as boro, for mending clothes and weaving sandals. Now in its 436th year, the original spirit lingers, with about 700 stands hawking fabric, used clothes and piles of rags. Others sell kitchen tools, pottery, seaweed and spices. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January. Picture taken December 15. To match story JAPAN-FLEAMARKET/ REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

Trader Kazumoto Miyaoka poses in the pile of secondhand clothes and rags that he sells at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 15, 2014. In the 16th century, Boroichi was a place for farmers to buy and sell rags, known as boro, for mending clothes and weaving sandals. Now in its 436th year, the original spirit lingers, with about 700 stands hawking fabric, used clothes and piles of rags. Others sell kitchen tools, pottery, seaweed and spices. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January. Picture taken December 15. To match story JAPAN-FLEAMARKET/ REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

A trader sells secondhand goods at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 15, 2014. In the 16th century, Boroichi was a place for farmers to buy and sell rags, known as boro, for mending clothes and weaving sandals. Now in its 436th year, the original spirit lingers, with about 700 stands hawking fabric, used clothes and piles of rags. Others sell kitchen tools, pottery, seaweed and spices. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January. Picture taken December 15. To match story JAPAN-FLEAMARKET/ REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

Vintage dolls are for sale at a stall at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 15, 2014. In the 16th century, Boroichi was a place for farmers to buy and sell rags, known as boro, for mending clothes and weaving sandals. Now in its 436th year, the original spirit lingers, with about 700 stands hawking fabric, used clothes and piles of rags. Others sell kitchen tools, pottery, seaweed and spices. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January. Picture taken December 15. To match story JAPAN-FLEAMARKET/ REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

A trader sells secondhand goods at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 15, 2014. In the 16th century, Boroichi was a place for farmers to buy and sell rags, known as boro, for mending clothes and weaving sandals. Now in its 436th year, the original spirit lingers, with about 700 stands hawking fabric, used clothes and piles of rags. Others sell kitchen tools, pottery, seaweed and spices. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January. Picture taken December 15. To match story JAPAN-FLEAMARKET/ REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

Traditional Kokeshi dolls from Japan's northern Tohoku area are piled up in a box at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 15, 2014. In the 16th century, Boroichi was a place for farmers to buy and sell rags, known as boro, for mending clothes and weaving sandals. Now in its 436th year, the original spirit lingers, with about 700 stands hawking fabric, used clothes and piles of rags. Others sell kitchen tools, pottery, seaweed and spices. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January. Picture taken December 15. To match story JAPAN-FLEAMARKET/ REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

Yoshiyuki Matsuura, a regular customer, visits a friend's indoor secondhand clothes store at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 16, 2014. In the 16th century, Boroichi was a place for farmers to buy and sell rags, known as boro, for mending clothes and weaving sandals. Now in its 436th year, the original spirit lingers, with about 700 stands hawking fabric, used clothes and piles of rags. Others sell kitchen tools, pottery, seaweed and spices. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January. Picture taken December 16. To match story JAPAN-FLEAMARKET/ REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

A woman sells rags and secondhand clothes at an indoor stall at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 16, 2014. In the 16th century, Boroichi was a place for farmers to buy and sell rags, known as boro, for mending clothes and weaving sandals. Now in its 436th year, the original spirit lingers, with about 700 stands hawking fabric, used clothes and piles of rags. Others sell kitchen tools, pottery, seaweed and spices. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January. Picture taken December 16. To match story JAPAN-FLEAMARKET/ REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

People look at goods at a stall at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 16, 2014. In the 16th century, Boroichi was a place for farmers to buy and sell rags, known as boro, for mending clothes and weaving sandals. Now in its 436th year, the original spirit lingers, with about 700 stands hawking fabric, used clothes and piles of rags. Others sell kitchen tools, pottery, seaweed and spices. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January. Picture taken December 16. To match story JAPAN-FLEAMARKET/ REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

Regular customer Yoshiyuki Matsuura (L) visits a friend's indoor second hand clothes store at Boroichi flea market in Tokyo December 16, 2014. About 200,000 people flock to the market, which is only open for four mid-winter days a year - two in December and two in January - to buy, browse, or just soak up the atmosphere. Picture taken December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT)

Bob Harms's dog Christie waits in the basket of his motorized scooter as he browses a booth at the flea market in Canton, Texas October 2, 2008. Americans have an enduring love affair with such markets but they are slumping as much as those devoted to stocks. Cash may be king for most of the hawkers but the credit crunch is still biting. Several interviewed by Reuters said business has never been so bad. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)

Dan Wilson speaks with a Reuters reporter about how the economic crisis on Wall Street has been affecting his business at the flea market in Canton, Texas October 2, 2008. Americans have an enduring love affair with such markets but they are slumping as much as those devoted to stocks. Cash may be king for most of the hawkers but the credit crunch is still biting. Several interviewed by Reuters said business has never been so bad. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)

Sallie Scanland speaks with a Reuters reporter at a flea market in Canton, Texas October 2, 2008. Americans have an enduring love affair with such markets but they are slumping as much as those devoted to stocks. Cash may be king for most of the hawkers but the credit crunch is still biting. Several interviewed by Reuters said business has never been so bad. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)

Bubba Bennett talks with a Reuters reporter at a flea market in Canton, Texas October 2, 2008. Americans have an enduring love affair with such markets but they are slumping as much as those devoted to stocks. Cash may be king for most of the hawkers but the credit crunch is still biting. Several interviewed by Reuters said business has never been so bad. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)

Bob Harms, 82, and his dog, Christie, drive down the rows of stands set up at the flea market in Canton, Texas October 2, 2008. Americans have an enduring love affair with such markets but they are slumping as much as those devoted to stocks. Cash may be king for most of the hawkers but the credit crunch is still biting. Several interviewed by Reuters said business has never been so bad. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)

Bob "Buffalo" Kotch is reflected in a mirror as he talks with a Reuters reporter about how the economic crisis on Wall Street is affecting sales at his booth which sells jewellery at a flea market in Canton, Texas October 2, 2008. Americans have an enduring love affair with such markets but they are slumping as much as those devoted to stocks. Cash may be king for most of the hawkers but the credit crunch is still biting. Several interviewed by Reuters said business has never been so bad. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)

Ed McCraw speaks with a Reuters reporter at a flea market in Canton, Texas October 2, 2008. Americans have an enduring love affair with such markets but they are slumping as much as those devoted to stocks. Cash may be king for most of the hawkers but the credit crunch is still biting. Several interviewed by Reuters said business has never been so bad. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)

Wholesaler Danny Cavazos speaks to a Reuters reporter about how the economic crisis on Wall Street is affecting his business at a flea market in Canton, Texas October 2, 2008. Americans have an enduring love affair with such markets but they are slumping as much as those devoted to stocks. Cash may be king for most of the hawkers but the credit crunch is still biting. Several interviewed by Reuters said business has never been so bad. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)

John Staton, 47, of Dallas, speaks with a Reuters reporter about the effects the recent economic crisis on Wall Street has had on his business at a flea market in Canton, Texas October 2, 2008. Americans have an enduring love affair with such markets but they are slumping as much as those devoted to stocks. Cash may be king for most of the hawkers but the credit crunch is still biting. Several interviewed by Reuters said business has never been so bad. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)

Stalls selling household items wait for customers at a flea market for
jobless who started their own business February 21, 2003. With
unemployment in Hong Kong hovering stubbornly near record highs, the
government has been struggling to find stop-gap measures to get people
working again. It reported on Friday that consumer prices fell for the
51st month in a row in January, reflecting persistent economic
weakness, and with many things seemingly getting cheaper almost by the
day few people are in a rush to buy. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

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A visitor walks past a stall selling scarfs at a flea market for
jobless who started their own business February 21, 2003. With
unemployment in Hong Kong hovering stubbornly near record highs, the
government has been struggling to find stop-gap measures to get people
working again. It reported on Friday that consumer prices fell for the
51st month in a row in January, reflecting persistent economic
weakness, and with many things seemingly getting cheaper almost by the
day few people are in a rush to buy. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

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Souvenirs are displayed at a flea market for jobless who started their
own business February 21, 2003. With unemployment in Hong Kong hovering
stubbornly near record highs, the government has been struggling to
find stop-gap measures to get people working again. It reported on
Friday that consumer prices fell for the 51st month in a row in
January, reflecting persistent economic weakness, and with many things
seemingly getting cheaper almost by the day few people are in a rush to
buy. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

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