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As Groupon readies to storm China\u2019s online discount market, it is hearing what it likely hopes will be the last of its New Year\u2019s stumble in Japan. The Consumer Affairs Agency in Japan issued a recommendation on Tuesday to the online coupon company\u2019s Japan unit suggesting that it take steps to avoid another mishap along the lines of its New Year\u2019s meal muddle. Groupon faced the wrath of Japanese food lovers scorned when orders of the traditional Jan. 1 meal, known as \u201cosechi,\u201d placed via the U.S.-based company arrived late and in unsettling form.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recommended Groupon Japan take care not to misrepresent the products being sold on the website,\u201d said Kazuyuki Katagiri, a Consumer Affairs Agency official who oversaw the Groupon Japan case. \u201cWe consider it an important matter.\u201d <\/p>\n

The agency\u2019s response came in the form of a recommendation, because, well, it doesn\u2019t actually have the power to penalize the company should another incident occur. But Mr. Katagiri said the agency \u201cwill watch the website from now on.\u201d He also said complaints about other deals offered through Groupon, separate from the osechi debacle, have come to the agency\u2019s attention.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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