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How comic books helped fuel Japan’s love for the atom via Aljazeera

Posted on 2015/08/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Characters such as Astro Boy extolled benefits of nuclear energy, exacerbating the shock when disaster struck in 2011. […] The first story goes something like this: In a far off jungle, the animals are worried. Mother nature has forsaken them: … Continue reading →

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Japan’s manga comics rake up Fukushima via The Peninsula Qatar

Posted on 2014/06/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] “Ichi Efu”, which centres on workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, has sold 170,000 copies in book form in nearly two months, rare for a debut manga. Another manga set off a furore that sparked angry responses from … Continue reading →

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Japan Debates Radiation as Manga Shows Nosebleed via abc news

Posted on 2014/05/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A journalist finds his nose doesn’t stop bleeding after visiting the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. He also learns others suffer similar symptoms. The scene from popular manga comic “Oishinbo,” published last month, has set off a hot public debate in … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Watch: Long-Running Foodie Manga Touches Nerve via The Wall Street Journal Japan

Posted on 2014/05/10 by norma field

While Japanese manga aimed at adults are notorious for often having dark, troubling subject matter, a more prosaic food-themed manga has stirred up quite a bit of controversy after one of its main characters was sickened following a visit to … Continue reading →

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Japanese manga stirs up nuclear controversy via Kotaku

Posted on 2014/05/08 by norma field

The Japanese manga, Oishinbo (美味しんぼ) is a long-running food manga that has been ongoing since 1983. In his latest chapter that was recently published in the magazine Big Comic Spirits, author Tetsu Kariya depicted the manga protagonist, Shiro Yamaoka, as … Continue reading →

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Manga about work at Fukushima No. 1 stirs locals’ ire via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/05/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Cartoon characters who suffered nosebleeds after a visit to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant are turning into a headache for manga publisher Shogakukan. Locals are apparently angry about the “misleading” depictions in an episode of the popular manga series … Continue reading →

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Manga gives real-life look at Fukushima plant workers in action via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2014/04/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A manga that describes the reality of daily life at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant through the eyes of a worker is enjoying popularity. “Ichiefu” (1F), written by Kazuto Tatsuta, 49, first appeared in autumn 2013 as … Continue reading →

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Fukushima nuke worker life gets recorded as manga via The Washington Post

Posted on 2014/03/25 by norma field

Workers say they will lose their jobs if they talk to reporters and their bosses find out. That makes Tatsuta’s manga, “1F: The Labor Diary Of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant,” a rare look at the nuclear plant that suffered … Continue reading →

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