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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Pioneering movie theater to close

The building that houses Iwanami Hall in Jimbocho, Tokyo (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Iwanami Hall, a movie theater in Jimbocho, Tokyo, that pioneered the mini-theater boom, will close in July due to deteriorating business conditions amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Iwanami Hall announced Jan. 11 on its website that it will shut its doors on July 29. "We have found it difficult to operate the theater due to the rapid changes in the business environment caused by the coronavirus," it said.

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