Govt to Support Revitalizing Local Bookstores; Ministers See Them as Key to National Culture, Regional Revitalization

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Govt to Support Revitalizing Local Bookstores; Ministers See Them as Key to National Culture, Regional Revitalization

Japan’s government plans to focus attention on efforts to revitalize brick-and-mortar bookstores, which have been disappearing from municipalities across the country. It will do this by such means as helping them to digitalize their operations, the nation’s industry minister said Thursday.