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Game with pirated illustrations

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows an iPhone displaying a game using pirated illustrations from popular Japanese comic series ''One Piece.'' Shueisha Inc., the publisher of the series, has urged Apple Inc. to stop selling puzzle video games using pirated illustrations from the comic on its online App Store, sources familiar with the matter said Feb. 1, 2011.

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Japan's Shueisha holds manga exhibition in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - A visitor looks at a Japanese comic book display at a contemporary art museum in Istanbul on Oct. 5, 2010. Major Japanese publisher Shueisha Inc. is holding an exhibition called ''Discover Manga! The World of Shonenjump'' at the museum through Oct. 17 to promote Japanese comic books.

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Japan's Shueisha holds manga exhibition in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - A visitor looks at a mosaic of an image taken from Japanese comic ''NARUTO'' at a contemporary art museum in Istanbul on Oct. 5, 2010. Major Japanese publisher Shueisha Inc. is holding an exhibition called ''Discover Manga! The World of Shonenjump'' at the museum through Oct. 17 to promote Japanese comic books.

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Japanese comic magazine to hit stands in U.S. from Nov.

TOKYO, Japan - Shueisha Inc., a Tokyo-based publishing company, said Aug. 1 it will publish as a monthly magazine in the United States from November an English-language version of its popular Japanese weekly comic magazine Shukan Shonen Jump. The U.S. version will be called Shonen Jump, and will be distributed by Viz Communications Inc., a San Francisco-based publisher.

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Japanese comic magazine to hit stands in U.S. from Nov.

TOKYO, Japan - Shueisha Inc., a Tokyo-based publishing company, said Aug. 1 it will publish as a monthly magazine in the United States from November an English-language version of its popular Japanese weekly comic magazine Shukan Shonen Jump. The U.S. version will be called Shonen Jump, and will be distributed by Viz Communications Inc., a San Francisco-based publisher. (Kyodo)

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Manga "One Piece" sets Guinness record for no. of published copies

Yoshihisa Heishi (4th from L), editor in chief of the Weekly Shonen Jump comic magazine, poses for photos with characters from the popular Japanese manga series "One Piece" in Tokyo on June 15, 2015, after the series was officially recognized by Guinness World Records the same day as the comic series by a cartoonist with the largest number of copies published to date. Shueisha Inc. had published roughly 320,866,000 copies of Eiichiro Oda's cartoon in 77 volumes by the end of 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese publishers to fight against comic piracy in Thailand

Samples of comic books to be sold at stores in Thailand by the Japan Manga Alliance, established by publishing giants Kadokawa Corp., Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan Inc. along with animation goods retailer Animate Co., are shown at a news conference announcing the launch of the joint venture in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2015. The group hopes their presence in Bangkok will help terminate pirated versions in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese publishers to fight against comic piracy in Thailand

Animation goods retailer Animate Co. officer Shingo Kunieda (R) speaks during a press conference announcing the establishment of the Japan Manga Alliance in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2015. The joint venture, joined by publishing giants Kadokawa Corp., Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan Inc., aims to open shop in Thailand in an effort to terminate pirated versions in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Game with pirated illustrations

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows an iPhone displaying a game using pirated illustrations from popular Japanese comic series ''One Piece.'' Shueisha Inc., the publisher of the series, has urged Apple Inc. to stop selling puzzle video games using pirated illustrations from the comic on its online App Store, sources familiar with the matter said Feb. 1, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Shueisha holds manga exhibition in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - A visitor looks at a mosaic of an image taken from Japanese comic ''NARUTO'' at a contemporary art museum in Istanbul on Oct. 5, 2010. Major Japanese publisher Shueisha Inc. is holding an exhibition called ''Discover Manga! The World of Shonenjump'' at the museum through Oct. 17 to promote Japanese comic books. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Shueisha holds manga exhibition in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - A visitor looks at a Japanese comic book display at a contemporary art museum in Istanbul on Oct. 5, 2010. Major Japanese publisher Shueisha Inc. is holding an exhibition called ''Discover Manga! The World of Shonenjump'' at the museum through Oct. 17 to promote Japanese comic books. (Kyodo)

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Japanese comic magazine Weekly Young Jump

Photo taken July 11, 2019, at Japanese publisher Shueisha Inc.'s editorial room in Tokyo shows the section for its comic magazine Weekly Young Jump. Targeting male readers in their 20s and 30s, the magazine has produced many hit manga series since its inception in 1979. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo