There are several ways to source books sustainably without breaking the bank. Here’s where to buy used English books in Tokyo ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. There are four key attractions in Jimbocho, four good reasons to visit this peppy Tokyo neighbourhood – and that’s impressive ...

Chinese books have been brought to Japan ever since. Many of the volumes now sold in Jimbocho cannot be found back in China. Decades of war and political turmoil had a devastating effect on ...

Right outside the north exit of Chofu Station in western Tokyo is Shinko Syoten, a brick-and-mortar bookstore that Hideharu Yahata’s father-in-law opened in 1968 — back when Japan was on one ...

Attracting a steady stream of cat lovers looking to add some furry cuteness to their day, this smallish but well-stocked corner of Jimbocho's ... the merchandise is in Japanese, but just browsing ...

Curry, or more specifically kare-raisu (curry rice) has a long tradition in Japan, but it really took off after 1931 when Crosse & Blackwell (a British company) began marketing ‘curry rice mix ...

Many of the Japanese books translated into English in the past decade have fallen on one of two sides of the spectrum: sophisticated literary fiction or anime-adapted light novels. Satoshi ...

Nowadays, he pulls a collapsible shopping trolley around Jimbocho, Tokyo’s book district ... sold tens of thousands of copies a month. In Japan, his entire catalog has sold fewer than 2,000 ...