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Nakano Broadway marks 50 years, now known as a center for Japanese cultural memorabilia

National | AT A GLANCE Feb 2, 2016

Nakano Broadway marks 50 years, now known as a center for Japanese cultural memorabilia

by Yoshiaki Miura

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. The scruffy but vibrant building, housing some 300 shops and restaurants across its five floors, sits ...

National / Media | DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN Sep 6, 2014

Save ourselves ... cos nobody else can

by Jake Adelstein

Sometimes when you want to do something right, you have to do it yourself. Such a philosophy also seems to apply to getting justice in Japan — because those enforcing the law in this country certainly don't appear to be very concerned about it. This lack ...

National / 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.

Manga goods retailer drops plan to post suspected shoplifter's face

National / 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. After posting security camera footage of the alleged shoplifter ...

Manga shop threatens to post face of alleged shoplifter on Internet

National Aug 6, 2014

Manga shop threatens to post face of alleged shoplifter on Internet

by Tomohiro Osaki

A well-known “otaku” shop in Tokyo is threatening to post an alleged shoplifter’s face online if he doesn’t return what he stole.

Takashi Murakami sets up shop in otaku heaven

Culture | Japan Pulse May 28, 2010

Takashi Murakami sets up shop in otaku heaven

by Felicity Hughes

Pop artist Takashi Murakami opens a gallery ... not in Aoyama or Daikanyama .. but in an otaku mecca: Nakano Broadway.

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