“Cafes are where change happens and people feel most themselves. In this surprising book we see how Japan came of age in the café—where women became free,

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Captioned photographs depict Japanese life during one twenty-four hour period in 1985.

“Cafes are where change happens and people feel most themselves. In this surprising book we see how Japan came of age in the café—where women became free,

Most of us can’t make it through morning without our cup (or cups) of joe, and we’re not alone. Coffee is a global beverage: it’s grown commercially on fo