Unable to afford textbooks while growing up on Japan’s northwest coast, Yoko Breckenridge would borrow them from friends and copy each chapter by hand. Breckenridge, who married an American soldier ...

Tomoshibi means small light in Japanese, and for 21 years, that's exactly what the Tomoshibi library provided for the Japanese community in Bellevue. Until it ceased operation last May, the library ...

Jubilee REACH broke ground this week on a new Japanese library on their campus. “This miracle never would have happened at any place other than Jubilee REACH. What a wonderful moment for us!” said one ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) LIBRARY-GOER, ERIKO ISOZAKI, SAYING:"I'm not sure how effective this is, but I think it's better than nothing. And it's fun. My child seems to enjoy watching the machine." ...

Patrons of Chattanooga's I Go Tokyo will be able to borrow Japanese language books to take home and read beginning Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the grand opening of its free in-house Japanese lending ...