Ken Akamatsu Hands Over Duties to New Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology – News

cartoonist and politician Ken Akamatsu Announced on X/Twitter the end of his duties as Parliamentary Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. He has handed over the role to Masato Shimizu.

On the same day, Akamatsu began serving in new positions on the Senate Committee on Education, Culture and Science, the Administrative Oversight Committee, the Special Committee on Consumer Affairs, the Special Committee on Children, Parenting and Youth Empowerment, and the Natural Resources and Energy, Sustainable Society Research Committee.

In an unrelated but recent post, Akamatsu commemorated the creation of Aishina comics. The comic premiered on October 21, 1998.

Akamatsu was appointed Parliamentary Deputy Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Parliamentary Deputy Minister for Reconstruction on November 13, 2024 at the second emergency cabinet meeting of the newly elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Parliamentary Under-Ministers assist the Minister and Deputy Ministers in their respective departments but cannot act for the Minister in the Minister’s absence (unlike Deputy Ministers).

Akamatsu, a member of Japan’s big-tent conservative Liberal Democratic Party, became the first manga creator. win Holds a seat in the Japanese Senate (Senate) and the National Assembly (Parliament).

Akamatsu has always been concerned about issues affecting Japanese creators. include Controversial tax on liberal invoices system.

Akamatsu entered politics in 2011, when he warn Proposed changes to Japan’s copyright laws would ‘destroy’ derivatives Doujin (self-published) works. Akamatsu’s comments were prompted by an article written by Kensaku Fukui, a lawyer and Nihon University professor, about the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. Akamatsu continued Talk about his concerns about TPP negotiations in the next few years.

2013, Akamatsu join in Other creators oppose amendments to child pornography laws proposed by the Liberal Democrats and their partners. According to opponents of the bill, the original draft did not distinguish between pornography of actual children and images of children. Akamatsu visited the National Assembly and the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters to express concerns, and the final bill Passed There are no bans on sexually explicit anime and manga in 2014.

In 2019, Akamatsu and other Japanese cartoonists associations were officially established expressive They expressed concern about a government subcommittee’s plan to expand the scope of copyright law. It is also illegal to download anime images, illustrations and photos that are illegally posted to personal blogs and Twitter accounts, as is copying and pasting lyrics. The proposed changes are not limited to direct downloads of images themselves – taking screenshots of illegally uploaded media is also a breach of the proposed law.

2022, Akamatsu Characterized Global gender equality organization UN Women criticized “external pressure” on Japan to police “free speech, especially in manga, anime and games”, adding that such pressure was not new. He elaborated that the regulations need to be treated rationally and not adhered to simply because an outside group demands it. Akamatsu’s definition of “external pressure” does not necessarily mean “outside Japan.” He used Remove PSA Take virtual YouTuber Tojou Linka, for example.

A makakaansu launched j-commi’s “ZEPPAN MANG TOSHOKOT” (LATER MANGA Library Z) digital comic library service in 2008. roll out The site was beta tested in 2010. Akamatsu originally released all 14 volumes of his work Aishina Six pages of ads and no digital rights management (DRM) comics were provided for free for a month to test the viability of the business model. Japan Publishing House Shueisha and Kodansha start cooperate Partnered with the site in 2010. the website closure November 2024 due to issues with the credit card company and the discontinuation of all payment services.

The site gained notoriety in 2011, when release Seiji Matsuyamaof Oda is a primary school student “My Wife is a Primary School Student” Comic Naoki InaseThe Tokyo governor, who was the deputy governor of Tokyo at the time, cited Tokyo’s “Tokyo Ordinance” at the time as an example of which comics should be restricted. Revise Healthy Youth Development Ordinance. Although the website is only available in Japanese, roll out In 2011, English and foreign language versions of some games were beta tested.

Akamatsu roll out this University of Queensland holder! Black magician! 2 The comic title is University of Queensland holder! exist Kodanshaof weekly shounen magazine Released in Japan in August 2013. comics transfer arrive Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine October 2016, with new title University of Queensland holder! Black magician! 2a full reveal of the manga as a sequel to Makama’s earlier work sorry! Ji Hyuk it’s over The cartoon was created in February 2022 during his campaign for the Senate.

tokyo pop publish Aishina in North America, and delray and Kodansha Comics Published sorry!.Manga and Akamatsu’s Itudatte my Santa Claus! The manga has inspired various animation projects, as well as sorry! also be inspired reality tv series

source: Ken Akamatsux/twitter account