Yuichi Shiokawa, 61, made a tough decision to close the Itsutsubashi branch of Shiokawa Shoten, a small bookstore with a total floor space of about 66 square meters in the Miyagi prefectural capital.

The Japanese translation of the 482-page book in paperback form has been available from Iwanami Shoten Publishers and is currently in its 10th print. Turning the book into a manga stunned many in ...

Not because we don’t eat them, but because they’re almost all forgettable. Enter Maruta Shoten, a grab-and-go Japanese deli and market in Georgetown that works wonders with mayo-mushed ...

Angel's Egg was first released on video by Japanese publishing and media company Tokuma Shoten in 1985, and, with time, it has come to be regarded by anime fans as a masterpiece that holds keys to ...