" The holy land for short men, he said, is Asia: "Shopping in Tokyo is like a dream.

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This included entertainment by geisha, flights in police helicopters, sidetrips to Kyoto (250 km from Nagano) and shopping in Tokyo, where they and their friends were offered cam eras and compact-disc players.

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Israel "Lev" Levarek, owner of a 13-year-old toy store with three employees, is considering making his first trip to Japan in three years, so he can buy Transformers action figures from wholesalers and shopping malls in Tokyo.

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