--- Brad DeLong <delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU> wrote: > >One minor point:
Australia is a major shopping destination for rich
> >Asians, since it is closer than London or Paris or New York.
>
> Not that much closer. Tokyo-Sydney is 4900 miles. Tokyo-London is 5940 miles.
Tokyo has better shopping than either London or Sydney, so my advice would be not to bother with the journey.
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