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Japanese manga publisher to enter Indian market

The Japan Times

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July 12, 2026

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 Japanese manga publisher to enter Indian market

While Japanese content has become increasingly popular in India since COVID-19, the rapidly growing South Asian economy currently imports English versions of manga products.

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The korea Herald News

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· Jun 30, 2026

Korea's biggest piracy operator is finally home — and behind bars

For years, readers who didn't want to pay for their webcomics and manga knew exactly where to go. Until it shut down in April, Newtoki and its sister websites offered pirated copies of Korea's most popular webtoons, along with Japanese manga and web novels. The man said to be running them stayed shrouded in mystery for years, thought to have fled to Japan and taken citizenship there to put himself out of reach. That run is finally over. The alleged operator is now in Korea, where he has been han

The Tribune

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· Jul 2, 2026

Japan-India Annual Summit: 150+ firms back $12.5 bn leap to fortify security ties

He added a report by the Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun, which noted that these initiatives, valued at approximately 2 trillion yen on the Japanese side, aim to deepen their footprint in India's expanding market.

The Hindu BusinessLine

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· Jul 10, 2026

iQIYI International Releases First Half of 2026 Global Trending Content: Chinese Dramas and Micro Dramas Power Dual-Engine Global Growth

iQIYI International Releases First Half of 2026 Global Trending Content: Chinese Dramas and Micro Dramas Power Dual-Engine Global Growth

ComicBook.com

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· Jul 3, 2026

30 Years Later, Classic Shojo Series Finally Confirms Release Fans Have Been Waiting For

Image Courtesy of Toei Animation Boys Over Flowers received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996 and eventually became one of the best-selling manga series of all time, as well as the best-selling shōjo manga of all time, with over 61 million copies sold worldwide. Kamio has been actively creating manga since 1989, but she hasn’t released anything new since concluding Boys Over []

Korea Times News

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· Jun 22, 2026

Why foreign shoppers are flocking to this Seoul lifestyle store

Why foreign shoppers are flocking to this Seoul lifestyle store

WAN-IFRA

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· Jun 24, 2026

Brut India bet on platform users over news consumers – and it paid off

Mehak Kasbekar, Editor-in-Chief of Brut India, traced the product strategy behind the outlet’s growth during the past eight years to a single founding choice: skip owned infrastructure and build directly on social media, where the audience already lived. The post Brut India bet on platform users over news consumers – and it paid off appeared first on WAN-IFRA.

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Related coverage for " Japanese manga publisher to enter Indian market ": The korea Herald News — Korea's biggest piracy operator is finally home — and behind bars. The Tribune — Japan-India Annual Summit: 150+ firms back $12.5 bn leap to fortify security ties. The Hindu BusinessLine — iQIYI International Releases First Half of 2026 Global Trending Content: Chinese Dramas and Micro Dramas Power Dual-Engine Global Growth. ComicBook.com — 30 Years Later, Classic Shojo Series Finally Confirms Release Fans Have Been Waiting For. Korea Times News — Why foreign shoppers are flocking to this Seoul lifestyle store. WAN-IFRA — Brut India bet on platform users over news consumers – and it paid off