Nearly 30 percent of municipalities in Japan have no physical bookstores due to the impact of population shrinkage and the prevalence of online stores, according to a survey by a publishing industry association. Of the country's 1,741 municipalities, 482 cities, towns and villages, or 27.7 percent of the total, had…
Nearly 30 percent of municipalities in Japan have no physical bookstores due to the impact of population shrinkage and the prevalence of online stores, according to a survey by a publishing industry association.
Japanese pop culture has a global reach. Anime is on the rise . Translated manga are flooding into new markets, attracting readers from all over the world. Despite their remarkable popularity and (.)
Despite strong sales of digital comics, a significant decline in the sale of print books led to a combined decrease in overall sales of published materials for the second consecutive year.