One in four municipalities have no bookstores: Distribution practices seem to be at a dead end

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"It's not something that can be achieved by just trying hard," said Naomi Kadozaka (74), who made the decision to close the long-established bookstore founded by her grandfather. On February 20th, Fujiya Bookstore (Meguro, Tokyo), located in front of Tokyu Toyoko Station, closed its doors after 102 years of history. "When I took over as president 34 years ago, we were making about 1 million yen a day in sales, but now it's 350,000 to 400,000 yen…