By KOICHI AMANO/ Staff Writer
May 19, 2025 at 07:00 JST
Osamu Hasebe, left, and Sadamu Kimura pose in June 2016 against the backdrop of a wall painting based on popular manga artist Takatoshi Yamada’s work on Takaikamishima island in Ehime Prefecture. (Provided by Kamijia town)
KAMIJIMA, Ehime Prefecture—With only 11 inhabitants, the tiny isle of Takaikamishima in the Seto Inland Sea is trying to stave off extinction by becoming the “manga island of the world.” [Read More]
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