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February 07 08:22 pm (JST) |
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Male cosplayer at this year's edition of "Comic Market." | Photo: Brad Douglas. Creative Commons |
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About 200,000 people flocked to Comic Market (or “Comiket”) 72, the world’s largest manga fair, on its final day on Sunday, bringing the total number of visitors to roughly 550,000, organizers said.
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A femaler cosplayer at 2005's "Comic Market." | (c) Livedoor |
BOOKS/MANGA One of the world’s largest cartoon events will be held at Tokyo Big Sight in the capital’s Koto-ku from Friday to Sunday.
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BOOKS/MANGA Author Jakucho Setouchi, in a speech Saturday at the Tokushima prefectural hall of literature and calligraphy, said she had lost sight in her right eye, but it had not hindered her writing.
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BOOKS/MANGA Award-winning novelist and peace activist Makoto Oda died of stomach cancer at a Tokyo hospital Monday morning at an age of 75.
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AUTUMN LEAVES
Autumn leaves in Matsudo city, Chiba Prefecture. Photo: Juyo Tanaka. Used under a Creative Commons license. |
Photo: Takayuki Saito. Creative Commons |
FEATURE While low-cost carriers have since long been successfully operating throughout the U.S., Europe, and southern Asia, Japan has seen very little of the low-price action.
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