No laughing matter: Japan's manga comics boldly tackle Fukushima | Reuters

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Manga, Japan's ubiquitous comics for adults and teens, have taken up Fukushima on an unprecedented scale even as Japanese film largely avoids the topic."Ichi Efu", which centers 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 furor that sparked angry responses from the government, including Prime Minister Shinto Abe.As Fukushima fades from the public spotlight, publishers say they ho
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No laughing matter: Japan's manga comics boldly tackle Fukushima | Reuters
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Manga, Japan's ubiquitous comics for adults and teens, have taken up Fukushima on an unprecedented scale even as Japanese film largely avoids the topic."Ichi Efu", which centers 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 furor that sparked angry responses from the government, including Prime Minister Shinto Abe.As Fukushima fades from the public spotlight, publishers say they ho
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