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MANDARAKE

Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Feb 2, 2016
Nakano Broadway marks 50 years, now known as a center for Japanese cultural memorabilia
Nakano Broadway turns 50 this year. The shopping complex in Tokyo's busy Nakano district remains popular with enthusiasts of pop culture, boasting dozens of manga, anime and collectors' shops.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Sep 6, 2014
Save ourselves ... cos nobody else can
Sometimes when you want to do something right, you have to do it yourself.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2014
Man held over Mandarake theft didn't know about threat until after reselling toy
A man arrested for allegedly shoplifting a tin robot from the anime series "Tetsujin 28-go" was purportedly unaware of the store's threat to identify him until after he sold the toy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2014
Manga goods retailer drops plan to post suspected shoplifter's face
At the request of the police, a store in Tokyo that sells secondhand manga and anime collectibles has dropped its plan to post a photo of a suspected shoplifter, the store's owner, Mandarake Inc., said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2014
Manga shop threatens to post face of alleged shoplifter on Internet
A well-known u201cotakuu201d shop in Tokyo is threatening to post an alleged shoplifteru2019s face online if he doesnu2019t return what he stole.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 28, 2010
Takashi Murakami sets up shop in otaku heaven
Pop artist Takashi Murakami opens a gallery ... not in Aoyama or Daikanyama .. but in an otaku mecca: Nakano Broadway.

Longform

A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world