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Yeah, found out about it just this past weekend when I bought a Matsushima Nanako magazine there. Bummer! :( Even worse, though, was the closure of Asahiya Bookstore at the Yaohan Plaza. :mecry: I personally thought they had a better selection of Japanese books, magazines, CDs, calendars, etc. Either way, with both of these bookstores gone, not much choice left in LA. :shakehead:

EDIT: I should read word by word :beaten:

Wasn't this posted already? :crazy:

ahochaude wrote:Wasn't this posted already? :crazy:

Probably. But no one seems to give a hoot.

bmwracer wrote:Probably. But no one seems to give a hoot.

Oh well. :rolleyes:

Nihon-jin wrote:Yeah, found out about it just this past weekend when I bought a Matsushima Nanako magazine there. Bummer! :( Even worse, though, was the closure of Asahiya Bookstore at the Yaohan Plaza. :mecry: I personally thought they had a better selection of Japanese books, magazines, CDs, calendars, etc. Either way, with both of these bookstores gone, not much choice left in LA. :shakehead:

There's still the Asahiya bookstore inside the Mitsuwa Marketplace in Torrance...

Unfortunately, Torrance is out of my way, especially going down the 405. I drive the 405 from the SFV to BH everyday :mad: and it drives me nuts! :nut: I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Oh, well ...

Nihon-jin wrote:Unfortunately, Torrance is out of my way, especially going down the 405. I drive the 405 from the SFV to BH everyday :mad: and it drives me nuts! :nut: I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Oh, well ...

Fortunately, I don't have first hand experience with the mess on the 405, since I live and work in Torrance. But my poor officemate has to travel down the 101, then the 405 everyday to get here... Yikes.

There's always the weekends, neh?

The 405 is a mess from 3pm to 9pm.... soooo packed... its a shame... good thing I can split lanes.... :hehe:

Geez, Little Tokyo is really hurting.

Anyways, Torrance Asahiya rules. They sell region free DVD players now and they're not no-name brands.

Why are all the bookstores in j town shuttin down?? it seems like j town is falling apart.... :shakehead:

Nihon-jin wrote:
Unfortunately, Torrance is out of my way, especially going down the 405. I drive the 405 from the SFV to BH everyday and it drives me nuts! I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Oh, well ...

bmwracer wrote:
Fortunately, I don't have first hand experience with the mess on the 405, since I live and work in Torrance. But my poor officemate has to travel down the 101, then the 405 everyday to get here... Yikes.

There's always the weekends, neh?

Man . . . when you're talkin' like this about driving in the state you live in; CUT UP CALIFORNIA A BIT, PLEASE, GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER!!! I feel for you guys . . . specially when we got two big highways on (what I call the REAL Hawai'i, the island of Oahu): H1 and H2. Oh, wait, wait, did I forget one of the highways? Oh yeah, H3, too (like I go to Kaneohe every week).

Back to the topic . . . The Man is jealous :mrgreen: :( . . . enjoy ya'll sale Californians; please also try to save your Japantown (unless, of course, online buying works for you).

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:Why are all the bookstores in j town shuttin down?? it seems like j town is falling apart.... :shakehead:

I think it's just the "little" bookstores that are closing. The Kinokuniya bookstore in Onizuka Square is doing okay, neh?

They're looking good... if they shut down i think i would cry in front of the store... that is probably the coolest bookstore ive been in...

bmwracer wrote:I think it's just the "little" bookstores that are closing. The Kinokuniya bookstore in Onizuka Square is doing okay, neh?

mom & pop stores these days are not going to make it in these days of superstores like walmart.

niko2x wrote:mom & pop stores these days are not going to make it in these days of superstores like walmart.

Painfully true, Niko. Though the locals in South L.A. did manage to quash an attempt by Wall-Mart to put up a store in their area...

im kinda confused its not the kamikaze one right?

bmwracer wrote:Painfully true, Niko. Though the locals in South L.A. did manage to quash an attempt by Wall-Mart to put up a store in their area...

good for them! and if you do need to go big, at least go target. (i freaking hate wal-mart...)

niko2x wrote:good for them! and if you do need to go big, at least go target. (i freaking hate wal-mart...)

I <333333 Target :mrgreen:

Target is the best!