Magazine House Expands Worldwide with Bold 80th Anniversary Celebration

Publisher Magazine House celebrates its 80th anniversary with style—expanding overseas, hosting a bookazine fair at McNally Jackson Books in New York, and releasing English editions of Popeye and Brutus. The event highlights Japan’s lasting influence on print culture, design, and contemporary media worldwide.

Magaazine House Store FrontPublisher Magazine House is not only celebrating their 80th anniversary with a special museum exhibit at Ginza Sony Park but also in New York! They are finally expanding, and as Manhattan marks their first step to new shores, let’s hope Canada is next! They recently released English editions of their popular magazines: Popeye looks at men’s fashion and youth culture, chronicling fashion and culture from an urban perspective. And Brutus considers contemporary culture. It explores art, travel, design, and food with a bold editorial voice and leading-edge visual style.

As part of the celebrations, a special bookazine fair was held recently at the Soho branch of McNally Jackson Books. Following strong sales at other branches of Japanese bookstore operations, such as Kinokuniya, the collaboration with this bookseller during Oct. 10 and 11 was met with positive results. Locals got to check out other works and saw what’s being planned next for this company. It also validated the continued popularity of Japanese culture and aesthetics for an eager global audience.

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