Bookstores vanish from Japan as population falls

Bookshops are vanishing throughout Japan, with one trade estimate claiming the quantity has fallen by nearly a 3rd within the final decade, hit by a mix of a falling inhabitants and the unfold of the web.

Some voices have been raised in protest, equivalent to by residents of cities arguing that bookstores are wanted for a vigorous city surroundings, however buyer numbers proceed to fall. And that implies that to outlive, operators have to train ingenuity.