Residents use homes to connect with communities

Residents use homes to connect with communities

TOKYO, Japan - Junko Konno (2nd from R) holds an event at her home in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on June 8, 2013. Konno moved into a vacant store in the shopping street in the ward three years ago and converted part of the building into a small reading space she dubbed Kosumi Tosho (Kosumi Library).

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