The rise of 'Shy Japan' shoppers: how Koreans skirt boycott of firms like Uniqlo and Muji | South China Morning Post
![GU, sibling of Japanese fast fashion leader Uniqlo, to open first Korean store - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea GU, sibling of Japanese fast fashion leader Uniqlo, to open first Korean store - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea](https://file.mk.co.kr/meet/neds/2018/07/image_readtop_2018_457108_15320465173394966.jpg)
GU, sibling of Japanese fast fashion leader Uniqlo, to open first Korean store - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea
![Uniqlo to close nine stores in S. Korea next month as boycott extends to a year - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea Uniqlo to close nine stores in S. Korea next month as boycott extends to a year - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea](https://file.mk.co.kr/meet/neds/2020/07/image_readtop_2020_784807_15961674404300879.jpg)
Uniqlo to close nine stores in S. Korea next month as boycott extends to a year - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea
![Uniqlo suffered 44pc fall in sales in South Korea last year due to COVID-19, continued boycott movement Uniqlo suffered 44pc fall in sales in South Korea last year due to COVID-19, continued boycott movement](https://aniportalimages.s3.amazonaws.com/media/details/Photo_file__03.jpg)