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 ...

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 ...

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.