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Manga
![Akira Toriyama and the True Source of Japanese Soft Power Akira Toriyama and the True Source of Japanese Soft Power](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-19-123122.jpg)
Akira Toriyama and the True Source of Japanese Soft Power
By Tom Le
Effective cultural diplomacy ultimately rests on the shoulders of creatives and artists looking to tell a good story.
![Despite Political Tensions, Japan’s ‘Demon Slayer’ Tops South Korean Book Market and Box Office Despite Political Tensions, Japan’s ‘Demon Slayer’ Tops South Korean Book Market and Box Office](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-30.jpg)
Despite Political Tensions, Japan’s ‘Demon Slayer’ Tops South Korean Book Market and Box Office
By Seoho Lee
While relations have soured, pop culture exchanges are going strong – in both directions.
![Tokyo 2020 and Japan’s Soft Power Tokyo 2020 and Japan’s Soft Power](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-30_15-34-30.jpg)
Tokyo 2020 and Japan’s Soft Power
By Yukari Easton
Japan's cultural appeal is at its best when the government takes a hands off approach.
Japan: The Manga Military
By Matthew Brummer
How Japan's "Creative Industrial Complex" is using manga to shape public perceptions.
![Takashi Yanase, Creator of Iconic Anpanman Character, Dies at 94 Takashi Yanase, Creator of Iconic Anpanman Character, Dies at 94](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19375_5280aa2fe489e.jpg)
Takashi Yanase, Creator of Iconic Anpanman Character, Dies at 94
Cartoonist’s bread-inspired hero is ubiquitous in Japan, beloved by children.
![Manga at the British Museum Manga at the British Museum](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sizes/thumbnail/13684_527b59e824975.jpg)
Manga at the British Museum
A new exhibition of the work of manga artist Hoshino Yukinobu brings a refreshing art form to London.
Japan’s Robot Love Hurts
Why wasn’t robot-loving Japan able to dispatch any useful specimens in the crucial weeks following the earthquake?
![An Unexpected Manga Artist An Unexpected Manga Artist](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sizes/thumbnail/17439_527c55946744d.jpg)
An Unexpected Manga Artist
Emerging comic artist Wisut Ponnimit stands out for his positive themes, talent—and for not being Japanese.
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