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SHOGAKUKAN

The Manga One app operated by publisher Shogakukan. A third-party panel at the publisher said Monday that the company's manga app editorial department had "encouraged and supported the violation of human rights" of a woman who had been subject to sexual misconduct by a male manga artist.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 4, 2026
Third-party probe finds Shogakukan ¡®encouraged¡¯ human rights violations
The published hired a male manga artist who had committed sexual misconduct as an author for a new series under a different pseudonym.
The Manga One app operated by publisher Shogakukan. The publishing house announced Monday that executives at the company had apologized to a sexual assault victim after reappointing the perpetrator to write for the platform after he was known to have been involved in sexual misconduct.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Mar 10, 2026
How did publishing giant Shogakukan end up in hot water?
The manga publisher has had to apologize for rehiring an author convicted of sexual assault, who then worked under a pseudonym.
Shogakukan¡¯s manga app, which is under investigation by a third party committee over a sexual assault case by an author of a manga series
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2026
Shogakukan apologizes for rehiring author with sex crime past
According to Shogakukan, a company executive visited the office of the victim¡¯s lawyer on Thursday and apologized to her by phone.
The Manga One website by Shogakukan announced the establishment of a third-party committee over its hiring of two manga authors convicted of sexual misconduct.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2026
Publisher to investigate its hiring of two manga authors convicted of sex crimes
Shogakukan was found to have hired a manga writer?convicted of sexually assaulting a woman under the age of 20 and another found guilty of indecent assault.
Shogakukan's office in Tokyo. The Fair Trade Commission issued a warning to Shogakukan and Kobunsha for failing to clearly indicate terms and conditions for freelancers they outsource work to.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ FTC gives first warning over freelance law breaches
Shogakukan and Kobunsha, both based in Tokyo, were urged to take preventive measures under the law, which came into effect in November 2024.
Nippon Television Network in Tokyo.The publisher of manga series "Sexy Tanaka-san" has criticized Nippon Television Network for its alleged "insincere" attitude over the television drama adaptation of the manga.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 4, 2024
Publisher raps Nippon TV over ¡®Sexy Tanaka-san¡¯ adaptation
Distrustful of the scriptwriter on the Nippon TV side via Shogakukan, Ashihara wrote the last two episodes of the series herself.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Mar 4, 2021
For manga¡¯s striving artists, success lurks online
Cartoonist Kamentotsu says the industry has changed from ¡®farming¡¯ artists to ¡®hunting¡¯ for them.
JAPAN
May 12, 2014
¡®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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2014
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.
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A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
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Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
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¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
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People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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