TOKYO -- Hong Kong'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.
Hong Kong security law
Chinese publishing thrives in Tokyo as Hong Kong freedom narrows
Security law imposed 5 years ago undermines former colony's uncensored book scene
Annie Zhang Jieping opened the Nowhere Bookstore in the cozy Tokyo neighborhood of Koenji. She says the name expresses hope for those who have been forced to disperse, and also represents a place of safety. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
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