Given that Japan is losing its fourth Prime Minister in four years, now seems like a good time to talk about Manga no Shimbun, the manga newspaper. Young people just aren’t reading the news these days, and this is an attempt to draw young Japanese back into the world of current events with something they definitely do still read: comics. Each comic posted on the site is an actual news story, depicting the major events of the day in topics such as politics, economics, sports, entertainment, and leisure.
For example, Honda is increasing production in China:
With over one hundred manga artists at their disposal, the site updates several times a day to bring you the latest developments, like what’s going on with that aforementioned Prime Minster, Yukio Hatoyama. Previously, they posted a whole series on “regime change.” But you know you’d rather just read the latest on Lindsay Lohan.
The site is currently only available in Japanese, though the creators have previously mentioned wanting to translate it into English, French, and Korean.
(via Wired)