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Originally Posted by grannyGrumpy
And why oh why? The local bookstore (and the only place available to buy paper books in English) on the military base where I work seems to think that "sci-fi" is ONLY Star Trek and Star Wars, and their clone cousins, with a few Terry Prachett titles thrown in for variety. I am not exaggerating to say that the sci-fi section is one section 6-feet long by 5-feet high. I assume the buyer is not interested in the genre.
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If you're in Okinawa, this could be a problem. However, if you're near one of the larger cities, like Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, or Sapporo, it would be worth a trip out to the local bookstores. Kinokuniya, for example, used to have a good selection, even in the relatively sleepy backwater of Kanazawa. Not as convenient, but if you're really jonesing for a good English paper book, it might do. I wish e-books were an option when I was in Japan.