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Now on the multilingual margins, can Japanese bookstores be more than just a vibe?

While some travel companies are now offering book-centric tours around Jimbocho, foreign visitors are often leaving bookstores empty-handed, despite intentions to buy books.

Tsunami hit Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido after powerful quake

The waves follow a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture.

The world is learning how to work around America

The Iran ceasefire has exposed the limits of American power, as the United States was forced to rely on others to contain a crisis of its own making.

Iran risks are smoke on the water for Takaichi

Japan gets some 94% of its oil imports via the Strait of Hormuz. The lack of panic so far has been thanks to a preparedness that comes from past bitter experience.