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- Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba died at 87, according to media reports on Tuesday.
- He received Japan’s Order of Culture in 2024, becoming the first manga artist honored.
- Chiba began serializing the boxing series Ashita no Joe in 1968, which helped establish sports manga.
- He created the sumo-wrestling series Notari Matsutaro.
- Chiba made his magazine debut with Butokai no Shojo in 1958.