Chinese publishing thrives in Tokyo as Hong Kong freedom narrows

Chinese publishing thrives in Tokyo as Hong Kong freedom narrows Chinese publishing thrives in Tokyo as Hong Kong freedom narrows

TOKYO — Hong Hong’s relative freedom once made it a center for publishing and selling books that were considered “sensitive” or banned in mainland China. But with dissent severely curtailed under the national security law imposed exactly five years ago Monday, another hub of Chinese-language publication is emerging: Tokyo.

While democratic and Mandarin-speaking Taiwan remains a natural alternative, a rapid increase in immigrants and visitors is turning Tokyo into a new hub for Chinese-language literature and scholarship.