Tag: Bookstore
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Opened a Secondhand Bookstore in Okinawa
The small island of Okinawa is nicknamed a ‘publishing kingdom.’ Junkudo has around 60 stores in Japan, and the largest one is in Okinawa, proving its reputation. Despite its small size, the island hosts about 40 publishers. Books from here are called ‘Prefecture Edition,’ meaning they’re made in Okinawa.
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Secondhand Bookstore
As digital content becomes more immersive and plentiful, we, as a tech-savvy nation, will access it faster and easier than others. But I hope the simple pleasure of waking up leisurely to the sound of flipping pages in the morning stays with us for a long time.
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A Quaint Bookstore in Sydney
For the then-popular ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, a review read, ‘Personally, I wouldn’t recommend it, but if curiosity from its fame gets the better of you, read it and decide.’ (Still, I wanted to buy it.)