The Japan Times
Publisher Shogakukan said it will establish a third-party committee to investigate the company's decisions to publish works by two manga artists on its manga app despite knowing of their past sex crimes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/03/japan/crime-legal/shogakukan-third-party-crime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shogakukan #manga #sexcrimes #childporn #japanesecourts #hokkaido
Publisher to investigate its hiring of two manga authors convicted of sex crimes

Shogakukan was found to have hired a manga writer convicted of sexually assaulting a woman under the age of 20 and another found guilty of indecent assault.

The Japan Times
Mar 3 at 9:42amBuffer