Troubled times spark love book craze

Ashi.com Has A Story on the growing appreciation of family and relationships is being reflected in a new craze for books about love in Japan. They say compilations of letters exchanged by couples and family members are selling by the thousand.

“One reader handed out the book to guests on the third anniversary of her husband\’s death,\’\’ Ota says. \’\’I guess leaving words of gratitude to a loved one can also be a way of leaving your mark here on Earth.\’\’