Japanese manga publisher Shogakukan rocked by sexual abuse scandal

Japanese manga publisher Shogakukan rocked by sexual abuse scandal

The Straits Times - Business·2026-03-10 19:00

TOKYO – A Japanese manga publisher has issued an apology following a furore after it rehired an author who has been ordered to pay US$70,000 (S$89,050) damages for sexually abusing a teenager.

Publishing giant Shogakukan admitted on March 9 it had rehired manga artist Shoichi Yamamoto two years after his arrest in 2020.

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