TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 20: Luxury brand boutiques are seen in Tokyo's shopping district of Omotesando as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet prepare to double sales tax over 3 years on February 20, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. Noda proposes to raise sales tax to 8 percent in April 2014 and 10 percent by October 2015, to combat Japan's national debt which is more than twice the country's economy and the worst among rich nations. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
