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Tetsuya Chiba

1. Tetsuya Chiba, Japanese manga artist and creator of 'Ashita no Joe', dies at 87

   The Asahi Shimbun reported that manga artist Tetsuya Chiba died on Oct 22 of myelodysplastic syndrome at the age of 87, and a family funeral has been held. Born in Tokyo in 1939, he moved with his family to Manchuria in 1941, returned to Japan in 1946 and made his debut in 1956 while still in high school. His boxing manga 'Ashita no Joe', serialised from 1967 to 1973, became a social phenomenon; he was the first manga artist to receive Japan's Order of Culture and also led the Japan Cartoonists Association.

   Oct 27, 2026 Afternoon