Easy Japanese news in translation: Tokyo library features 'train seats' after renovations

A "train seat" area has been introduced at Kami ikebukuro Library in Tokyo's Toshima Ward, which reopened on June 6 following ...

Japan university library opens 'Apple Shelf' to support people facing hardships

ZENTSUJI, Kagawa -- A university in this western Japan city has set up a permanent bookshelf called the "Apple Shelf" in its ...
The Taipei Times

Japanese library’s error an insult, union says

The All Japan Taiwanese Union (AJTU) in a letter yesterday asked Japanese National Diet Library (NDL) director-general Motonobu Yoshinaga to change how Taiwan is addressed on its Web site from “Taiwan ...
NHK

Japan Prize Library

What is the Japan Prize Library? The Japan Prize Library was created in 1974 to propagate the fruits of the Japan Prize competition for use in the enhancement and development of educational ...