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Manga artist Mizushima Shinji dies at 82
Japanese cartoonist Mizushima Shinji, known for his long-running baseball manga series "Dokaben," has died. He was 82 years old.
Mizushima's office says he died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on January 10.
Mizushima created a number of works featuring baseball after making his debut in 1958.
"Dokaben," a series about a high school baseball team, was first published in a weekly magazine in 1972 and attracted readers of different generations for more than 40 years.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220117_16/