Culture Mar 4, 2021
For manga's striving artists, success lurks online
by Sam Nussey
Cartoonist Kamentotsu says the industry has changed from "farming" artists to "hunting" for them.
Culture Nov 29, 2020
50-year-old Doraemon comics become a smash hit during pandemic
More than 5 million comic books and other publications featuring the robotic cat were printed in the 12 months to November as children were forced to stay home amid the pandemic.
National May 11, 2020
Manga series 'Golgo 13' sees first hiatus in 51 years due to virus threat
The decision to halt the series was made in order to protect the health of those involved in its production.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 17, 2019
Four Japanese publishers have filed a damages lawsuit with a court in New York against several U.S.-hosted websites that allow visitors to view manga, alleging "massive" copyright infringement. The publishers say that the websites, which offer content in Japanese, are successors of the now-shuttered pirate ...
National Mar 6, 2018
Publisher Shogakukan withdraws and apologizes for comic that mocks Genghis Khan
After it drew a barrage of criticism from Mongolians, Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc. said Tuesday it is withdrawing the latest issue of a monthly cartoon magazine featuring an insulting picture of Mongolia's national hero, Genghis Khan. The March edition of "Korokoro Comic," which went on ...
National Feb 23, 2018
Mongolia protests to Japan over vulgar manga picture mocking Genghis Khan
Mongolia lodged a diplomatic protest with Japan on Friday after a monthly kid's comic magazine included a picture of national hero Genghis Khan with a crude sketch of male genitalia across his forehead. The comic's publisher, Shogakukan Inc., apologized Friday evening in a meeting with ...
National May 12, 2014
'Gourmet' comic stokes Fukushima ire
by Reiji Yoshida
The popular manga series "Oishinbo" came under fire again Monday after a character based on a real-life former mayor refers to Fukushima Prefecture in its latest issue as unlivable because of the radiation leaking from the ruined power plant there. The Fukushima Prefectural Government fired ...
National Apr 30, 2014
Manga about work at Fukushima No. 1 stirs locals' ire
by Tomohiro Osaki
Cartoon characters who suffered nosebleeds after a visit to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant are turning into a headache for manga publisher Shogakukan. Locals are apparently angry about the "misleading" depictions in an episode of the popular manga series "Oishinbo" published Monday in the ...