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This photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows Yoshinobu Ishikawa, representative director of Popeye Camera, preparing for film development at his special film photography shop in Tokyo's Jiyugaoka district. Yoshinobu Ishikawa took over the family business in 2000, when the rise of digital cameras had nearly forced the shop's closure. Back then, "young people found it difficult to enter" as mostly older male customers would be having "intimidating, technical conversations" with staff, he said. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) / TO GO WITH: Japan-lifestyle-photography-business-Pentax, FOCUS by Natsuko FUKUE