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Int'l manga comics conference in Tottori

YONAGO, Japan - During the opening day of the 13th International Comic Artist Conference in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japanese manga artists Tetsuya Chiba (R) and Machiko Satonaka stand in front of their messages celebrating the reopening on Nov. 17 of the Ishinomaki Mangattan Museum in Miyagi Prefecture. The museum, featuring the works of Shotaro Ishinomori, was damaged by 2011's powerful earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Manga artists oppose tighter porn regulation

TOKYO, Japan - Influential Japanese ''manga'' comic artists -- (From L) Go Nagai, Tetsuya Chiba and Machiko Satonaka -- attend a gathering at the Tokyo metropolitan government on March 15, 2010. The artists opposed a government-sponsored ordinance revision aimed at regulating sexual imagery.

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50th anniversary of 2 manga weeklies for boys celebrated

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Cartoonists Takao Saito, Fujio Fujiko, Tetsuya Chiba and others gather at a party in Tokyo on March 17 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Japan's two pioneer manga weeklies for boys, Shonen Magazine and Shonen Sunday, published by Kodansha Ltd. and Shogakukan Inc. respectively.

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DisneySea marks 10 millionth guest 307 days after open

URAYASU, Japan - Tetsuya Goto (C), who became the 10 millionth visitor to the Tokyo DisneySea on July 7, receives a plaque from staff in Mickey Mouse and other Disney character costumes. The first Disney marine theme park attained the fete 307 days after its opening in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo.

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Japan PM Kishida meets with manga artists

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) has chats on June 19, 2022, with manga artist Tetsuya Chiba during a visit to Meiji University in Tokyo that houses the Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subcultures and the Contemporary Manga Library.

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Japan PM Kishida meets with manga artists

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) has chats on June 19, 2022, with manga artists including Tetsuya Chiba (2nd from L) during a visit to Meiji University in Tokyo that houses the Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subcultures and the Contemporary Manga Library.

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DisneySea marks 10 millionth guest 307 days after open

URAYASU, Japan - Tetsuya Goto (C), who became the 10 millionth visitor to the Tokyo DisneySea on July 7, receives a plaque from staff in Mickey Mouse and other Disney character costumes. The first Disney marine theme park attained the fete 307 days after its opening in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo.

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50th anniversary of 2 manga weeklies for boys celebrated

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Cartoonists Takao Saito, Fujio Fujiko, Tetsuya Chiba and others gather at a party in Tokyo on March 17 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Japan's two pioneer manga weeklies for boys, Shonen Magazine and Shonen Sunday, published by Kodansha Ltd. and Shogakukan Inc. respectively. (Kyodo)

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Manga artists oppose tighter porn regulation

TOKYO, Japan - Influential Japanese ''manga'' comic artists -- (From L) Go Nagai, Tetsuya Chiba and Machiko Satonaka -- attend a gathering at the Tokyo metropolitan government on March 15, 2010. The artists opposed a government-sponsored ordinance revision aimed at regulating sexual imagery. (Kyodo)

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Manga plotted, designed by AI

Tetsuya Chiba, a manga artist, speaks at a ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2020, as a new manga plotted and designed by artificial intelligence technology that learned the artistic style of "Astro Boy" manga creator Osamu Tezuka was revealed. The manga "Paidon" will be carried in the weekly magazine Morning to be released the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial service for cartoonist Monkey Punch

Japanese manga artists Tetsuya Chiba (L) and Takawo Saito attend a memorial service for Monkey Punch, best known for the megahit series Lupin III, in Tokyo on June 14, 2019, following his death from pneumonia on April 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cartoonist Chiba to be awarded Medal with Purple Ribbon

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuya Chiba, a noted ''manga'' cartoonist, is to be awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon this spring for his contribution to the arts, the government said April 28.