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Posted June 22, 2026 15:43 · last edited June 22, 2026 15:46

martinb wrote:
 dairyflat wrote:
 martinb wrote:
Certainly am in Japan here with young kids. 

My own reading has dropped off. Haven’t read a new book in the last year tbh. Read a weekly paper and online news.
Where in Japan are you?
Kanagawa, south of Tokyo. 

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The first time I was in Japan, 1993, my friend who lived on her family's rice farm out in Ibaraki took me to a library in Tsukuba. It was vast and she had used it as a gateway for fashion and music. The library had all the 'cool' magazines of that time. Both Japanese and Western. The consequence was all the local hipsters gathered there to unlock all the secrets of the big city scenes. It was a blast!


That library was probably developed on 80s money. 

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dairyflat edited June 22, 2026 15:46
martinb wrote:
 dairyflat wrote:
 martinb wrote:
Certainly am in Japan here with young kids. 

My own reading has dropped off. Haven’t read a new book in the last year tbh. Read a weekly paper and online news.
Where in Japan are you?
Kanagawa, south of Tokyo. 

<snip>
The first time I was in Japan, 1993, my friend who lived on her family's rice farm out in Ibaraki took me to a library in Tsukuba. It was vast and she had used it as a gateway for fashion and music. The library had all the 'cool' magazines of that time. Both Japanese and Western. The consequence was all the local hipsters gathered there to unlock all the secrets of the big city scenes. It was a blast!