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'Furoshiki' shop owner unwraps the magic of the...
Mikiko Oshima styles a bag from a "furoshiki" at her shop in Niigata's Chuo Ward. (The Asahi Shimbun)
NIIGATA, Niigata Prefecture--Deceptively simple, the square piece of cloth called "furoshiki" is much more than just a piece of material used to wrap things.
Despite otaku invasion, Akihabara retains 'Electric ...
Tatsuto Okuzawa, president of the operating company of the Tokyo Radio Department Store building in the Sotokanda area of Chiyoda Ward, explains the specs of a product at his parts shop. (Photo by Fumiyuki Nakagawa)
Maid cafes, anime and figurines have become some of the trademarks of Tokyo's Akihabara district in recent years, attracting young couples and families to the area's glittering ...
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