A cashier rings up a purchase at a supermarket in Beijing on August 17, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer looks at dairy products in a supermarket in Beijing on August 17, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer selects a product at a supermarket in Beijing on August 17, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer enters a McDonald's branch in Beijing on August 17, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer looks at dairy products in a supermarket in Beijing on August 17, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images)

Customers look at products at a Lush store, as commuters walk past in the metro in Tokyo's Itabashi ward on August 17, 2026. Japanese economic growth showed a surprise slowdown in the second quarter, official data showed, as capital expenditure dropped along with consumption. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Commuters walk past advertising panels for a soft drink in the metro station in Tokyo's Itabashi ward on August 17, 2026. Japanese economic growth showed a surprise slowdown in the second quarter, official data showed, as capital expenditure dropped along with consumption. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer waits by a shoe repair store in the metro in Tokyo's Itabashi ward on August 17, 2026. Japanese economic growth showed a surprise slowdown in the second quarter, official data showed, as capital expenditure dropped along with consumption. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)