140-year-old bookstore to be reopened in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Retro-looking Nagasaki Jiro Bookstore in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, shown in this photo taken on July 16, 2014, will be reopened on July 31 for the first time in 15 months. Renowned Meiji era (1868-19120) Japanese novelists Mori Ogai and Natsume Soseki used to visit the store, which first opened in 1874.

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