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Global anime streaming platform Crunchyroll has opened a pop-up store in Hongdae, Seoul, to commemorate the official launch of its service in South Korea.

Tokyo, Oct. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, best known for the “Ashita no Joe” series and the first manga artist to receive the Order of Culture, died of myelodysplastic syndrome at a Tokyo hospital Thursday. He was 87.

Chiba’s works captured the struggles and hopes of postwar Japan Published : 27 October 2026 •Updated : 27 October 2026, 12:04 •WORLD AFP, Tokyo This picture, taken on July 8, 2025, shows Japanese manga creator Tetsuya Chiba in Tokyo. Photo: AFP