Japanese cosmetics maker Pola says sorry for racist poster

A Japanese cosmetics firm has apologized for a sign banning entry for Chinese people posted in one of its outlets, highlighting lingering hostility to foreign visitors from some in Japan as it strives to extend a shopping-driven tourism boom.Pola, a unit of Pola Orbis Holdings Inc, said on Saturday that images of an "inappropriate" poster were shared on Chinese social media sites on Friday, without specifying thecontents or location of the offending item.Pola, which has around 4,600 stores acros