The publisher of "Crayon Shin-chan" on Monday expressed its regret over the death of Yoshito Usui, the creator of the popular manga series. The cartoonist's body...
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Cartoonist may have slipped taking photo, fallen to death
Daily Yomiuri
Yoshito Usui, the "Crayon Shin-chan" cartoonist whose body was found on Mt. Arafune in Gunma Prefecture on Saturday, may have slipped from a rock face while taking a photograph, according to the publisher of...
Daily Yomiuri
Yoshito Usui, the "Crayon Shin-chan" cartoonist whose body was found on Mt. Arafune in Gunma Prefecture on Saturday, may have slipped from a rock face while taking a photograph, according to the publisher of...
Crayon Shin Chan's creator found dead
The Examiner
The body of manga artist Yoshito Usui, creator of Crayon Shin Chan, was found on Sunday at the base of Arafune mountain. Usui had been reported missing on September 12, and was found on Saturday, at 10:25am by...
The Examiner
The body of manga artist Yoshito Usui, creator of Crayon Shin Chan, was found on Sunday at the base of Arafune mountain. Usui had been reported missing on September 12, and was found on Saturday, at 10:25am by...
Tributes pour in for ‘Shin-chan’ author
Taipei Times
Tributes poured in yesterday for Japanese cartoonist Yoshito Usui after confirmation the bruised body of a man found on a mountain was that of the creator of the popular Crayon Shin-chan series. Usui, 51, who...
Taipei Times
Tributes poured in yesterday for Japanese cartoonist Yoshito Usui after confirmation the bruised body of a man found on a mountain was that of the creator of the popular Crayon Shin-chan series. Usui, 51, who...
Missing cartoonist's body found
Asahi News
SHIMONITA, Gunma Prefecture--A body found on Mount Arafuneyama was confirmed Sunday to be that of...
Asahi News
SHIMONITA, Gunma Prefecture--A body found on Mount Arafuneyama was confirmed Sunday to be that of...
Cartoonist goes missin-g
Hong Kong Standard
Popular Japanese cartoonist Yoshito Usui, whose manga and animation series Crayon Shin- chan has attracted a worldwide fan base, has gone missing on a hiking trip. //--> Thursday,...
Hong Kong Standard
Popular Japanese cartoonist Yoshito Usui, whose manga and animation series Crayon Shin- chan has attracted a worldwide fan base, has gone missing on a hiking trip. //--> Thursday,...
Creator of popular manga missing
Asahi News
KASUKABE, Saitama Prefecture--Yoshito Usui, the cartoonist behind the internationally popular "Crayon Shinchan" series, has gone missing,...
Asahi News
KASUKABE, Saitama Prefecture--Yoshito Usui, the cartoonist behind the internationally popular "Crayon Shinchan" series, has gone missing,...
'Crayon Shin-chan' artist missing on mountain trip
Daily Yomiuri
SAITAMA--The cartoonist known for the hit series "Crayon Shin-chan" has been missing since last Friday,...
Daily Yomiuri
SAITAMA--The cartoonist known for the hit series "Crayon Shin-chan" has been missing since last Friday,...
Dr M urges leaders to be selfless
The Star
A LEADER should not do anything that will destroy the party, said former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. "If you know, for whatever reasons, that you are not qualified, you should resign, do not cling...
The Star
A LEADER should not do anything that will destroy the party, said former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. "If you know, for whatever reasons, that you are not qualified, you should resign, do not cling...
Atami final resting place for Tojo, 6 others
Asahi News
ATAMI, Shizuoka Prefecture--U.S. Occupation forces didn't allow relatives of wartime leader Hideki Tojo and six other Class-A war criminals hanged at Tokyo's Sugamo Prison in 1948 to collect the bodies....
Asahi News
ATAMI, Shizuoka Prefecture--U.S. Occupation forces didn't allow relatives of wartime leader Hideki Tojo and six other Class-A war criminals hanged at Tokyo's Sugamo Prison in 1948 to collect the bodies....
'Barefoot Gen' WWII manga author retires
Daily Yomiuri
HIROSHIMA--Keiji Nakazawa who wrote the best-selling war manga "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), has retired from cartooning due to failing vision that has made drawing fine detail difficult. The 70-year-old...
Daily Yomiuri
HIROSHIMA--Keiji Nakazawa who wrote the best-selling war manga "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), has retired from cartooning due to failing vision that has made drawing fine detail difficult. The 70-year-old...
Thieves have a yen for cute Peko-chan dolls
Asahi News
French bread is one of those things that make people look stylish when they carry it under their arms. Imagine the following scene: On a weekend morning in Paris, a child on an errand hurries home along a back...
Asahi News
French bread is one of those things that make people look stylish when they carry it under their arms. Imagine the following scene: On a weekend morning in Paris, a child on an errand hurries home along a back...
Prefectures to be reimbursed for billions spent on Yanba Dam
Asahi News
The government will return almost 150 billion yen paid by local governments to the Yanba Dam construction project that it plans to abort, land minister Seiji Maehara said over the weekend. The minister also...
Asahi News
The government will return almost 150 billion yen paid by local governments to the Yanba Dam construction project that it plans to abort, land minister Seiji Maehara said over the weekend. The minister also...
Weekend: Mount Fuji's heavenly bathhouse history
Asahi News
One of the pleasures of going to a sento public bath has traditionally been soaking in the big bathtub and gazing at Mount Fuji painted on the wall across the steam. But such opportunities have dwindled over...
Asahi News
One of the pleasures of going to a sento public bath has traditionally been soaking in the big bathtub and gazing at Mount Fuji painted on the wall across the steam. But such opportunities have dwindled over...
Weekly Report/ Ecology: Rural footpaths gain a toehold with hikers
Asahi News
Have you walked along a rice paddy or in a forest lately? Rather than visiting touristy spots, many travelers are combining a bit of nature with walks through historic towns by following local footpaths. In...
Asahi News
Have you walked along a rice paddy or in a forest lately? Rather than visiting touristy spots, many travelers are combining a bit of nature with walks through historic towns by following local footpaths. In...
Secluded stops offer more than meets the eye
Asahi News
A train to nowhere is fast becoming a cool destination among travelers seeking the serenity of the past. Secluded stations, or hikyo-eki, dot the JR Iida Line, which runs mainly through mountainous areas in...
Asahi News
A train to nowhere is fast becoming a cool destination among travelers seeking the serenity of the past. Secluded stations, or hikyo-eki, dot the JR Iida Line, which runs mainly through mountainous areas in...
Manga spotlight: Genshiken
The Examiner
Fledging otaku Sasahara (right) and super-gamer Kousaka (left) First off, a quick word of explanation: in general, my "Manga Spotlight" columns will focus on older or lesser-known series that might...
The Examiner
Fledging otaku Sasahara (right) and super-gamer Kousaka (left) First off, a quick word of explanation: in general, my "Manga Spotlight" columns will focus on older or lesser-known series that might...
Cartoonist Age Scott: Drawing hip-hop for the love of it
The Examiner
Photo credits: Age Scott, Left: ( Age shown leading a cartooning workshop); Right: Age's children's book, Can't Nobody Hold Him Down, (J 781.649 SCOTT) can be checked out from...
The Examiner
Photo credits: Age Scott, Left: ( Age shown leading a cartooning workshop); Right: Age's children's book, Can't Nobody Hold Him Down, (J 781.649 SCOTT) can be checked out from...
TRANSFER OF POWER / Dam's suspension puzzles, angers residents
Daily Yomiuri
The construction ministry's decision to suspend bidding on a public works project to construct the main structure of the controversial Yamba Dam in Naganoharamachi, Gunma Prefecture, has baffled and angered...
Daily Yomiuri
The construction ministry's decision to suspend bidding on a public works project to construct the main structure of the controversial Yamba Dam in Naganoharamachi, Gunma Prefecture, has baffled and angered...
Hiking Haleakala - Kapala'oa to Paliku
The Examiner
It's Day 2 of my 4 day Halekala hike. Groggy, my calves stiff and cold as if they turned to concrete overnight, I put on my boots, gathered my sleeping bag around me and headed...
The Examiner
It's Day 2 of my 4 day Halekala hike. Groggy, my calves stiff and cold as if they turned to concrete overnight, I put on my boots, gathered my sleeping bag around me and headed...
Ministry freezes 300-billion yen program for farm efficiency
Asahi News
With the Democratic Party of Japan set to take power next week, the farm ministry decided to freeze a 297.9-billion-yen subsidy program intended to increase efficiency by consolidating farmland. The money had...
Asahi News
With the Democratic Party of Japan set to take power next week, the farm ministry decided to freeze a 297.9-billion-yen subsidy program intended to increase efficiency by consolidating farmland. The money had...
Ministry freezes 300-billion-yen program to consolidate farmland
Asahi News
With the Democratic Party of Japan set to take power next week, the farm ministry decided to freeze a 297.9-billion-yen subsidy program intended to increase agricultural efficiency by consolidating farmland....
Asahi News
With the Democratic Party of Japan set to take power next week, the farm ministry decided to freeze a 297.9-billion-yen subsidy program intended to increase agricultural efficiency by consolidating farmland....
Back taxes sought for guru's 'god figure' sales
Asahi News
KANAZAWA--Tax authorities have exposed the "sins" of a guru who earned 1 billion yen from sales of crystal "god figures" that purportedly contained his DNA information and cured illnesses. The Kanazawa Regional...
Asahi News
KANAZAWA--Tax authorities have exposed the "sins" of a guru who earned 1 billion yen from sales of crystal "god figures" that purportedly contained his DNA information and cured illnesses. The Kanazawa Regional...
Japanese town in 'The Cove' setting dolphins free
The News & Observer
TOKYO -- The Japanese town chronicled in the award-winning film "The Cove" for its annual dolphin hunt that turns coastal waters red with blood has suspended killing the animals - at least for this week's catch...
The News & Observer
TOKYO -- The Japanese town chronicled in the award-winning film "The Cove" for its annual dolphin hunt that turns coastal waters red with blood has suspended killing the animals - at least for this week's catch...
PHOTOSCAPE--SEASONAL TREATS / Cold waters enrich taste of wasabi
Daily Yomiuri
Farmer Minoru Suzuki produces about 100,000 wasabi plants annually in his fields in Okutamamachi at the western end of Tokyo. Wasabi, the spicy plant that is grated down and often served with sushi, is grown in...
Daily Yomiuri
Farmer Minoru Suzuki produces about 100,000 wasabi plants annually in his fields in Okutamamachi at the western end of Tokyo. Wasabi, the spicy plant that is grated down and often served with sushi, is grown in...
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