Its multistory buildings are painted bright yellow on the outside, so they are easy to spot in China's dense cities.

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Looking around the city's drinking mecca, Ginza, it's easy to see why: The blocks are filled with multistory buildings housing three or four bars per floor.

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Wal-Mart said that in 2010 it began asking its suppliers to phase out production in factories housed in multistory buildings that were shared with other factories or commercial shops.

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