Japan joins BookCrossing campaign to promote reading

Japan joins BookCrossing campaign to promote reading

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The cafe ''Time'' at Hiroshima University of Economics in Hiroshima's Asaminami Ward has installed a student-staffed zone for leaving and sharing books as part of the BookCrossing campaign in Japan.

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