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Illegal Japanese manga site manager arrested in the Philippines

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Agence France-Presse

MANILA - A man who ran an illegal online manga comic library read by around 100 million people each month has been arrested in Manila, Philippine authorities said Tuesday.Romi Hoshino, 28, managed &quot;Manga Mura&quot; (Manga village), which shut down on its own in April last year as Japan launched a manhunt for the website&#x27;s founder for massive violation of copyright.About 100 million people each month used the popular pirate website, which made around 60,000 manga -- Japanese graphic novels or comics -- available to the public for free immediately after publication.Manga publishers lost about 320 billion yen ($2.94 billion) in potential revenues over a six-month period to February 2018 alone, Japan&#x27;s Content Overseas Distribution Association said.&quot;It&#x27;s an enormous amount and Manga Mura was a very big issue for manga editors,&quot; an official from the anti-piracy group told AFP.&quot;The Japanese government created a task force just to take measures against Manga Mura,&quot; the association official added.Hoshino, who holds a Japanese passport, was arrested on Sunday at Manila airport after the Japanese embassy in Manila sought help in locating him, immigration commissioner Jaime Morente said in a statement, describing him as the Manga Mura manager.&quot;His presence in the country is a risk to public safety and security,&quot; and will likely be deported to Japan, Morente said.burs-rbl/cgm/rbu/hg<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

MANILA - A man who ran an illegal online manga comic library read by around 100 million people each month has been arrested in Manila, Philippine authorities said Tuesday.

MANILA - A man who ran an illegal online manga comic library read by around 100 million people each month has been arrested in Manila, Philippine authorities said Tuesday.