J-pop commercial complex opens in San Francisco

J-pop commercial complex opens in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Customers interested in Japanese music, fashion and animation visit New People, possibly the first commercial complex dedicated to J-pop in the United States, on Aug. 15, the opening day of the three-story, glassed-in facility in Japan Town, San Francisco.

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