Idol fandom keeps Japan's Tower Records humming

Legendary music store adapts and thrives in the streaming era

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Fans take photos of a display featuring members of K-pop girl band Twice at Tower Records in Tokyo's Shibuya district. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)

HARUKA HORIBE and MARIKO HIRANO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Fans of South Korean idol group Twice arrived at Tower Records' flagship store in Tokyo's Shibuya district to snap phone pics of the poster-sized photos of their favorites featured inside the shop.

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