TOKYO (AP) — A library devoted to Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's writings, scrapbooks and record collection opens next week in Tokyo as a spot for literary research, cultural exchange and a ...

A hideaway for bibliophiles has just sprung up in Tokyo: A library that won’t kick readers out after hours. In fact, this library encourages you to spend the night, because it’s actually a hotel. On ...

TOKYO -- An art deco building in the Japanese capital that has been serving as the country's first textbook library houses materials dating as far back as the Kamakura period (1185-1333). The stairway ...

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Japan’s cities are dotted with “manga cafes,” but these establishments deliver much more on the first half of their names than the second. Sure, they’re stocked with plenty of comics to read, but they ...

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Entitled “The Land of Poetry and Legends: Children’s Books in Iran” the exhibit will be on view until July 21, the library has announced. This exhibition consists of three sections: “The Land of ...

Think of Japan’s famed yakuza gangs and you might think of heavily tattooed men getting into bloody fights – the stuff of action films and video games. But last week four men were arrested in Tokyo ...

A library devoted to Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami s writings, scrapbooks and record collection opens next week in Tokyo as a spot for literary research, cultural exchange and a gathering spot for ...

The exhibition also includes the two side sections “Children’s Books in Iran” and “Authors and Illustrators”. Some of the books have been translated into Japanese. The showcase, which will continue ...