The monthlies Takarajima and CUTiE, two magazines that once led Japan’s youth culture, are publishing their last editions next month, with shrinking circulations to blame.
Their publisher, Takarajimasha Inc., announced Wednesday that both “have completed their mission as magazines to define an era and provide new sets of values.”
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