Taiwan wins 3 awards at Japan International Manga Award; "Mountain Chef" takes silver
The Japan International Manga Award, known as the Nobel Prize of comics, set a record this year with over 700 submissions from more than 100 countries. Taiwanese manga artist Nan Nan Ri's work "Mountain Chef," featuring Amis people from Hualien during the Japanese colonial period, won the Silver Award, the second-highest honor. Two additional Taiwanese works also received awards, bringing Taiwan's total to three winning entries.