Low-rent share house for aspiring female comic artists

NIIGATA, Japan - The kitchen in a two-story share house in Niigata, central Japan, is shown on Dec. 24, 2014, after it was refurbished by the city government for lease to aspiring female comic artists at a low rent. The city hopes the approach will help encourage local talents, who tend to leave for better opportunities in Tokyo, to stay in Niigata.

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