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Japanese Manga Artist Launches Crowdfunding for Kumamoto

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, best known for his "Ashita no Joe" series, and others have started a crowdfunding campaign to deliver temporary housing to people displaced by a massive earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in July. "We need your help," the 87-year-old said on the website of the campaign that is scheduled to run unt...

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