Tokyo, April 30, 2015 — The Japan Times, Ltd. is pleased to announce that pages from any issue of its flagship newspaper published between 1897 and 2014 are now available to print out at a specially created printing terminal, “ANPURI 2,” in the popular toy and souvenir shop Hakuhinkan Toy Park in Ginza.
Using the “Otanjoubi-shimbun” (birthday newspaper)* network, this new service will provide custom-printed pages that serve as windows onto by-gone eras and make perfect gifts for birthdays and anniversaries.
* "Otanjoubi-shimbun" is a service run by Assist System Laboratory Co.,Ltd.
Details of The Japan Times “Otanjoubi-shimbun”
■ ANPRUI 2 (Anniversary Newspaper Print Box)
Location: Ginza Hakuhinkan Toy Park
(1st floor, next to the main elevator )
Price/Size: 400 yen / A3
*front page or TV listings page, black and white
URL: http://shinbun20.com/annpri/index.html
■Convenience stores print service
Location: 27,000 stores of nationwide networks of convenience stores (Lawson, Family mart, CircleKSunkus)
Price/Size: 500yen (front page), 800yen (front and back page) / A3 size
URL: http://shinbun20.com/cvs/
■”Otanjoubi-shimbun” online shop
See the full variety of customized gifts featuring newspaper pages you can order for anniversaries and special days.
URL: http://shinbun20.com/ondex.html
*Please note that the instructions at the online shop and convenience stores are in Japanese only.
General Enquiries: Intellectual Property Management Div. The Japan Times,
Tel: +81 3 3452 7050 E-mail: [email protected]
Press Enquiries: Corporate Communications Div. The Japan Times,
Tel: +81 3 3453 5312; E-mail: [email protected]
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