The cashier tallies the items up, adds the 8% tax then, in very rapid, and usually quietly spoken Japanese, politely tells you the amount for your purchase(s). I thought I had a reasonable grasp of Japanese numbers but I am always fortunate that the cashier also kindly gestures to the register screen so I can read the numbers and nod in agreement.
You do not hand money to the cashier at a shop or supa, but rather place your bills and coins on a small tray next to the register. The cashier puts this money into the register, through specific shutes for the notes and coins, then gives you the change, notes first then coins and lastly the receipt, given with two hands, a polite bow and a sincere arigato gozaimashita....
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