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Kasumi Asakura (left) and Chito Kosagawa won the 175th Naoki and Akutagawa Prizes, respectively, for their novels “Kengwai” and “Zonbi Kaishufu.”
CULTURE / Books
Jul 15, 2026
Chito Kosagawa and Kasumi Asakura win 91AV原创 top literary prizes
Tech-dystopian fiction and a historical novel claimed 91AV原创 highest literary honors on Wednesday.
Kodansha's English-language editions of "Attack on Titan" (left) and "Blue Lock" published in India
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2026
Japanese manga publisher to enter Indian market
While Japanese content has become increasingly popular in India since COVID-19, the rapidly growing South Asian economy currently imports English versions of manga products.
The Tokyo District Court on Monday ordered publisher Kodansha and the chief editor of its weekly magazine Friday to pay ?2.2 million in damages to a comedian over defamatory reporting.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2025
Kodansha ordered to pay damages to comedian over defamatory reports
Comedian Sense Watanabe had sued Kodansha and its weekly magazine editor, claiming that a series of articles harmed his reputation.
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 25, 2025
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
As manga and anime’s global popularity grows, international artists are getting new opportunities to enter the booming industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Dec 13, 2019
U.S. digital publisher boosts reach of Japanese ‘light novels’ in English-speaking world
“Isekai Rebuilding Project,” a fantasy novel by a Hokkaido-based writer who publishes under the pseudonym Yukika Minamino, has become available to English-reading audiences through a website run by an American digital publisher of Japanese novels aimed at teenagers and young adults.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 29, 2019
Japanese politics finds ways to target youth
The Liberal Democratic Party’s campaigns to encourage younger generations to take an interest in politics stirs media criticism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 16, 2017
Playing War: Children and the Paradoxes of Modern Militarism in Japan
In an old magazine photo, a baby enjoys “children’s heaven” — perched in a tank-shaped stroller and, the caption jokes, going to Manchuria. In a manga released by U.S. Forces Japan, two cute doe-eyed characters — the bunny-boy Mr. USA and the Japanese schoolgirl Ms. Alliance — discuss playfully...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2013
Kodansha manga to get same-day global release
Starting Wednesday, major publishing firm Kodansha Ltd. will make new manga installments digitally available in English worldwide on the same day they’re released in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2010
Adapting to the Digital Age
The pervasive influence of digital media was highlighted on June 7 by the announcement of recommendations for changes in the authorized list of kanji for everyday use. A government advisory panel has proposed adding 196 kanji and removing five for a total of 2,136 characters.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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