[JAPAN] Harry Potter fans rush to bookstores for the final book |
July 23, 2008 by KNDY
Mainichi Daily News reported, “A throng of Harry Potter fans flocked to book stores on early Wednesday, eagerly awaiting the release of the Japanese translation of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series.”
“About 1.8 million first editions of the new book that is divided into two parts will go on sale at bookstores around the country.”
“Bookstore Kumazawa in Tokyo’s Hachioji drew 168 fans standing in a long line before its opening at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, the same time of the book launch. The book’s translator, Yuko Matsuoka, visited the bookstore before the opening wearing a witch’s costume.”
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