2 Japanese schoolgirls vandalize school imitating manga, 'inspires' 2 boys to …
It must be fun being young and having no sense of responsibility whatsoever – only, we old people know that this is a lie (we don't know why young people are stupid enough to fall for it, really). A clear evidence of this is the recent vandalizing of …
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Shizukanaru Don Wins 42nd Japan Cartoonist Awards
The Japan Cartoonists Association of manga creators announced the winners of the 42nd Japan Cartoonist Awards on Friday. Tatsuo Nitta 's Shizukanaru Don ( The Quiet Don ) won this year's 500,000-yen (about US$ 4,900) Grand Prize. Nitta's series about …
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Ghibli's Suzuki Opposes Repealing Japan's Anti-War Clause
Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki expressed his disapproval toward Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's proposal to remove Article 9 from Japan's constitution in an extended interview last week. Article 9 forbids the country from participating in acts of war, and …
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