Work showcased

Media Coverage

2025/10/30 Featured on NHK Kobe Broadcasting Station's "Live Love Hyogo," where DIY BOOKS and the "Living in Mukonosho" ZINE school were introduced.

2025/10/22, 23 Featured in the "Orio no Kotoba" column of the Asahi Shimbun morning edition. 10/22 (3505), 10/23 (3506)

2025/9/2 Interviewed by Kobe Shimbun morning edition (Hanshin area): "A web editor opens a 'bookstore where you can make your own books' - 'I want to increase the number of people who write.'"

2025/7/9 Interviewed by Kobe Shimbun evening edition: "Why are young people hooked on 'ZINE' mini-magazines? Specialty bookstore in Amagasaki, sales event in Kobe."

2025/4/29 Interviewed by Yomiuri Shimbun national edition, lifestyle section: "Interested! ZINEs, mini-magazines made by individuals and groups, are becoming a tool for self-expression for young people."

2024/6/19 DIY BOOKS was also interviewed for an article in the Nikkei Shimbun regarding the closure of Kobayashi Bookstore.

2024/5/29 Interviewed by Asahi Shimbun about "Bunshu Machi no Honya," a ZINE created regarding the closure of Kobayashi Bookstore.

2024/5/23 Interviewed by Keihanshin L Magazine's "SAVVY" July issue, "Hanshin Area" special feature, in the Mukonosho area. Also contributed a column as a bookstore owner.

2024/5/20 Featured on "AMANISM," operated by Amagasaki City.

2024/2/5 Featured in an essay by Melon Uminokawa in the Kobe Shimbun.