Japanese booth at Hong Kong Book Fair

Japanese booth at Hong Kong Book Fair

HONG KONG, China - Youngsters look at comic books displayed at a booth representing Niigata, northeastern Japan, at the annual Hong Kong Book Fair in China on July 16, 2014. The Japanese city is the birthplace of renowned manga artists such as Shinji Mizushima and Rumiko Takahashi.

Baseball manga artist Mizushima dies at 82

Baseball manga artist Mizushima dies at 82

File photo taken in October 2009 shows baseball manga artist Shinji Mizushima speaking during a retirement ceremony for his popular manga character Abu-san at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Mizushima died of pneumonia on Jan. 10, 2022, at age 82.

Japanese booth at Hong Kong Book Fair

Japanese booth at Hong Kong Book Fair

HONG KONG, China - Youngsters look at comic books displayed at a booth representing Niigata, northeastern Japan, at the annual Hong Kong Book Fair in China on July 16, 2014. The Japanese city is the birthplace of renowned manga artists such as Shinji Mizushima and Rumiko Takahashi. (Kyodo)

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Photo taken June 28, 2018, at a bookstore in Tokyo shows the latest issue of weekly comic magazine Shonen Champion carrying the final episode of "Dokaben," a popular Japanese baseball manga series by Shinji Mizushima. It was serialized for 46 years in the magazine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Photo taken June 28, 2018, at a bookstore in Tokyo shows the latest issue of weekly comic magazine Shonen Champion carrying the final episode of "Dokaben," a popular Japanese baseball manga series by Shinji Mizushima. It was serialized for 46 years in the magazine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Long-running baseball manga "Dokaben"

Photo taken June 28, 2018, at a bookstore in Tokyo shows the latest issue of weekly comic magazine Shonen Champion carrying the final episode of "Dokaben," a popular Japanese baseball manga series by Shinji Mizushima. It was serialized for 46 years in the magazine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo