
National / Crime & Legal Jan 31, 2022
Four leading companies are accusing web infrastructure company Cloudflare of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Four leading companies are accusing web infrastructure company Cloudflare of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japanese horror manga win U.S. awards touted as Oscars of comics
Junji Ito's "Remina" and "Venus in the Blind Spot" have picked up prizes in the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.
Japanese manga series 'Golgo 13' tops record for most volumes published
In the series, Duke Togo, a highly skilled assassin for hire, takes on various assignments around the world.
For manga's striving artists, success lurks online
Cartoonist Kamentotsu says the industry has changed from "farming" artists to "hunting" for them.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
'Gourmet' comic stokes Fukushima ire
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 ...
Manga about work at Fukushima No. 1 stirs locals' ire
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 ...