Niche-interest capsule hotels and themed accommodation are becoming more common in Tokyo in recent years, and you'll find everything from a hotel staffed by robots to a hostel repurposed from train ...

TOKYO -- The sound of tree leaves swaying in the wind could be heard from the entrance of Fukagawa Library located besides Kiyosumi Garden in the capital's Koto Ward. The surroundings of the building ...

TOKYO -- A Nepali mother and son read a picture book aloud in their native tongue in the latest edition of a monthly storytelling event in foreign languages at a library in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 photo, ripped copies of Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl" and related books are shown at Shinjuku ...

Japan’s cities are dotted with “manga cafes,” but these establishments deliver much more on the first half of their names than the second. Sure, they’re stocked with plenty of comics to read, but they ...

Entitled “The Land of Poetry and Legends: Children’s Books in Iran” the exhibit will be on view until July 21, the library has announced. This exhibition consists of three sections: “The Land of ...

Whether to read a Pulitzer Prize-winning author in English, flick through global editions of Vogue magazine or delve into foreign encyclopedias, the Tokyo Metropolitan Library wants more foreigners to ...

Located on the east side of Arisugawa Park in Hiroo, Tokyo's biggest public library boasts a collection of over two million books, magazines, newspapers and much more. Just note that none of the ...

A library devoted to Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami’s writings, scrapbooks and record collection opens next week in Tokyo for research, cultural exchange and a gathering spot for his fans Wednesday ...

TOKYO - Haruki Murakami has held many identities in his 72 years of life: student, record store employee, owner of the jazz bar and coffee shop Peter Cat, radio DJ and - his claim to fame - ...