51³Ô¹ÏÍø

Tag - comics

 
Menu
Search
 
July 24, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

COMICS

Taiwanese comic artist Rishiazao and interpreter Yun-wen Huang greet an attendee at the 2025 Angouleme International Comics Festival in France.
CULTURE / Books
Mar 1, 2025
Taiwan comics on the rise: Local storytellers, global aspirations
A supportive ecosystem and eager audiences ¡ª both domestic and global ¡ª are boosting the soft power of illustrated narratives from Taiwan.
A Deadpool cosplayer walks outside the convention center during Comic Con International in San Diego, California, on July 26.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 8, 2024
Box-office hero Deadpool could set record at comic-book auction
Cover artwork featuring Deadpool¡¯s first appearance in the comics went on sale at Heritage Auctions with an asking price of $7.5 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2022
Hedge fund bets next Korean pop culture hit will be webtoons
GVA Asset Management believes Americans and Europeans will soon catch onto Korea¡¯s online comics, following the lead of consumers at home and in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 8, 2021
South Korea ¡®webtoon¡¯ firms leverage low-cost stories with potential huge upside
The ¡®webtoon¡¯ format, which began in Korea two decades ago, has shaken up content creation for the movie industry around the globe.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Sep 22, 2019
¡®I stuck out more in Japan than in America¡¯
Illustrator Christine Mari Inzer used her talent for drawing as a way to process identity in her homeland.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 18, 2018
A pair of events centered on non-Japanese artists are helping to build bridges into Japan¡¯s manga market
The Japanese market for manga is worth hundreds of billions of yen and is a crowded field for many young Japanese illustrators to break into. And if you¡¯re coming from overseas, there are even more obstacles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2017
Kakao counting on Japan¡¯s love of manga to crack overseas market
Asia¡¯s messaging apps have a history of becoming huge in their home market before struggling to gain traction overseas. South Korea¡¯s Kakao Corp. is counting on the Japanese love of manga to break that trend.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Mar 18, 2017
Breaking the comic book glass ceiling
Four years ago, Chinese-American writer Marjorie Liu had a simple but persistent idea: create an epic fantasy comic book series about a classic Japanese kaij¨± (strange beast) movie monster that has a connection to a girl.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Dec 1, 2016
Tokyo Comic Con calls on Hollywood¡¯s big guns for star power
As we sit down for an interview, Tokyo Comic Convention Committee Chairman Mitsuaki Munegumi casually points to a glass case in the center of the room.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 2, 2016
¡®Louvre Museum Exhibition: Louvre No. 9 ¡ª Manga, the 9th Art¡¯
July 22-Sept. 25
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2015
Ambition and ego: Inside Nagamori¡¯s Nidec
Ambition matters more than brains in Shigenobu Nagamori¡¯s world. As chief executive officer of Japanese motor maker Nidec, Nagamori is known for his eccentric management style.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jun 29, 2014
Cartoonist Ernst captured ¡®fish-out-of-water¡¯ gaijin as they floundered
Having often been told by the Japanese that he would ¡®never understand¡¯ their culture because he was not one of them, American cartoonist Tim Ernst decided to embrace this notion and deploy it creatively.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2014
Manga seek digital ground as print magazines languish
It wasn¡¯t too long ago that you couldn¡¯t ride a train or bus without seeing many of your fellow passengers engrossed in manga magazines.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Mar 26, 2014
North Korean missile launch draws ¡®strong¡¯ protest from Japan
Japan lodges a strong protest against Pyongyang over its test-firing of two intermediate-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Nov 1, 2012
Today¡¯s J-blip: Mangazara
You can now justify playing with your food as again.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER