Japan to Deploy AI Sleuths to Counter Manga Piracy

Japan has initiated an ambitious project wherein it plans to use AI…

Japanese Association of Translators Shoot Down Govt-Backed Manga AI Translation Plan

Japan’s ambitious plans to translate manga to English using AI technologies seem…

E Ink and Papercast unveil Japan’s first smart bus stop

In a groundbreaking collaboration, E Ink Holdings and Papercast Ltd have joined…

Japanese Government spearheads global manga promotion with specialized lists for foreign libraries

The global popularity of Japanese manga has prompted a unique initiative by…

The closure of a prolific pirate manga website is a boon for authors

The closure of one of the largest pirated manga websites in Japan…

Digital Manga has Overtaken Print for the First Time

Digital manga sales in Japan have overtaken print for the first time…

Digital Manga Sales Increase by 27% in 2016

The Japanese publishing industry has experienced a solid year of growth according…

Amazon Launches Manga Model Kindle in Japan with 32GB of Storage

Amazon is getting serious about manga and the company has just launched…

Amazon is Prioritizing the Manga Experience on the Kindle

Amazon has announced that they are going to be pushing out a…

Japanese Readers Spend the Most Money on e-Books

Digital Books may have hit the proverbial glass ceiling in North America…

Anime and Manga: What Pirating Is Doing to the Industry

In 2014 Japan passed a new anti piracy law and had begun…

Kindle for PC Now Available in Japan

Amazon launched their Japanese e-Book store in 2012  and in order to read…

Copyright Law to be Amended in Japan to Combat e-Book Piracy

Japan is planning on augmenting their copyright law in early 2015 so…

13 Japanese Companies Band Together to Challenge Amazon

Online retailer Rakuten have joined forces with a dozen other companies in…

Japan Surpasses USA in App Spending

Japan has emerged at the top when it comes to app revenue,…

Rakuten, Aquafadas Provide Digital Services for Japanese Publishers

The e-commerce giant Rakuten and the digital publisher Aquafadas have joined forces…