BOOKS FUTURE
Japanese bookstore in Akasaka, Tokyo, operated as a related company of Happy Science Publishing.
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Overview
BOOKS FUTURE is a Japanese bookstore brand based in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo. Its main store, BOOKS FUTURE Akasaka, is located about a two-minute walk from Exit 11 of Tameike-sanno Station on the Ginza and Namboku subway lines. The store is operated by Books Future Co., Ltd. (株式会社ブックスフューチャー), a related company of Kofuku no Kagaku Shuppan (Happy Science Publishing), the publishing arm of the Happy Science religious group. The company was established in December 2008, and the directly managed bookstore "Books Future" opened in November 2012. The bookstore carries publications associated with Happy Science and its founder Ryuho Okawa, as well as general-interest titles such as business books, self-help, spiritual books, non-fiction, novels, essays, and picture books. It also handles magazines such as The Liberty and Are You Happy?, audiovisual media including music CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, and electronic books. As a retail outlet within the Happy Science Group, BOOKS FUTURE functions both as a general bookstore and as a channel for the group's publishing and media products.
History
BOOKS FUTURE is a bookstore brand operated by Books Future Co., Ltd. (株式会社ブックスフューチャー), a related company of Kofuku no Kagaku Shuppan (Happy Science Publishing), the publishing arm of the Happy Science religious group. The company was established in December 2008, according to the chronology of Happy Science Publishing. The directly managed bookstore "Books Future" opened in November 2012. The store is located in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, near Tameike-sanno Station. Happy Science Publishing itself was founded in 1987 and has been responsible for publishing the works of Ryuho Okawa, the founder of Happy Science, as well as magazines, music CDs, films, and other media. BOOKS FUTURE serves as a retail outlet for these publications and media products, alongside general-interest books. The bookstore's operations are closely tied to the Happy Science Group's publishing and media activities, which include books, magazines such as The Liberty (founded 1995) and Are You Happy? (founded 2004), radio programs, and theatrical films. The store also carries electronic books and audiovisual media. As of the available information, BOOKS FUTURE continues to operate its Akasaka store.
- 2012
Directly managed bookstore "Books Future" opens.
- 2008
Books Future Co., Ltd. established as a related company of Happy Science Publishing.
Products and positioning
A bookstore retail brand within the Happy Science Group, serving both general readers and members of the religious organization.
Books and publications related to Happy Science
General-interest books (business, self-help, spiritual, non-fiction, novels, essays, picture books)
Magazines such as The Liberty and Are You Happy?
Music CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs
Electronic books
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