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Un breve articolo su Anime News Network parla della scomparsa del fumettista Jiro Taniguchi.

Jiro Taniguchi, the creator of such manga as The Times of Botchan and Kodoku no Gourmet, passed away on Saturday. He was 69. His family is planning a private funeral service.

Taniguchi was born in Tottori City in western Japan in 1947. After working at a Western clothing wholesaler in Kyoto, he moved to Tokyo to pursue his aspirations of becoming a manga creator.