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The National Library of Japan is clear: Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards are not worth preserving

On August 24, 2025, the prestigious Japanese media outlet Famitsu reported on a story that once again rubs salt in the wound regarding Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards. The National Diet Library, ...
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Japan’s National Library Excludes Game-Key Cards From Preservation

The saga of the Switch 2’s Game-Key Cards has taken another plot twist. Game-Key Cards are a strange hybrid digital physical category for Switch 2 games. The card does not contain any game code in ...
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Retro Japan: Nihon Univ. library in Chiba Pref. a mix of expressions and techniques

NARASHINO, Chiba -- The designer of a university library in this eastern Japan city apparently believed that architecture is a culmination of expression and techniques. Visiting the facility made this ...
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Popularity of Japanese Libraries Hitting Publishers’ Bottom Line

Statistics on libraries in Japan released by the Japan Library Association show that the collections at public libraries in 2017 totaled 442.82 million books, and that there were 691.47 million loans ...
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Japanese library inspired by forests celebrates communal learning

The city of Nasushiobara has just got a new library and community centre courtesy of the dynamic Japanese architecture studio of Mari Ito, UAo. A geometric composition out of glass, metal and timber, ...
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Japanese library finds new home at Jubilee REACH

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 ...