But they were desperate times, and after some discussion Obara decided to take this direction. He boldly set Japanese books and magazines as more than 70 % of the store's inventory, with Chinese and other languages taking up the rest. He hopes that the store's "Breeze Era" will offer something fresh to booklovers.
不過當時轉型迫在眉睫，幾經討論，還是決定朝這個方向去改進，並大膽地以日文書和日文雜誌為大宗，約占七成以上的份量，其餘才是中文書與外文書，希望紀伊國屋的「微風時代」，能令愛書人耳目一新。