Third-party probe finds Shogakukan ‘encouraged’ human rights violations
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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-08-04 18:03 UTC+10:00
Section: JAPAN
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, Sexual Violence, World News, Asia Pacific
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A third-party panel at Shogakukan said Monday that the publisher encouraged human rights violations by hiring a male manga artist who had committed sexual misconduct as an author for a new series under a different pseudonym.
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