On September 8, 2012, I made my way to central Tokyo to meet video journalist Watai Takeharu. Riding the subway, my boss’s brief kept going […]

In 2025, NHK chose to dedicate its annual saga to the man who promoted the flourishing of books in the 18th century. Like every year […]

The number of bookstores continues to decline and authorities are slow to implement a policy to help them. Japan faces a bookstore crisis as these […]

For Kakio Inja, the world’s difficult situation for bookstores can be explained by past bad decisions before anything else. Most people lament the disappearance of […]

For Nhuong, a student from southern Vietnam, the important thing is not to forget her family. Japan’s convenience stores are everywhere and offer a surprisingly […]