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Prolific manga creator Shigeru Mizuki passed away on Monday morning in a Tokyo hospital. He was 93.
On 14 February at Toba Aquarium, the giant isopod that captured the imaginations of a nation was found dead in its tank by keepers and media. This brings to an end the record-setting hunger strike No.1 had been waging since 2009.
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