Japanese manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, known for his boxing masterpiece 'Ashita no Joe,' dies at 87

Japan Today27 October 2026, 21:45 UTCJapan

Legendary Japanese manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, who caused a national sensation with his boxing series “Ashita no Joe" or "Fighting for Tomorrow," a story about an orphan becoming…

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