The stigma, though, that romance is frivolous seems to linger. Of the bookstores around town, Novel Neighbor seemed to be the ...
Although becoming a household name in her home country has never seemed a realistic ambition for Japanese author Mieko Kanai, ...
Some public libraries in Japan will trial sales of new books from fiscal 2025 to fill the void caused by a nationwide decline in the number of physical bookstores, industry officials say.