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Books/articles to read before going to Japan? Could be fiction (ancient to modern), historical, current events. Something to understand or appreciate aspects of the culture and the land more deeply.

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Fascinating. Will help you understand konbini culture.

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“Japanese dread is always quiet, deeply isolated and misanthropic, with an undercurrent of sexual repression. Here we meet a woman in her 30s with no ambition other than to work at the konbini.A great exploration of the inner lives of the people we overlook.”

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