TOKYO (AFP) — A Hong Kong cartoonist's tale of a love triangle on Tuesday won the Japanese government's prize for foreign "manga" comics.
Lau Wan Kit, who also goes by the name Jeffrey, received the second annual prize at a ceremony in Tokyo with Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura.
He won the award for "Feel 100%," a comic about two men working for an advertising industry who fight for a woman's love. The comic was later turned into a Hong Kong film.
The award was launched last year by Japan's then foreign minister Taro Aso, known for his love of comics, in a bid to promote manga as an international art.
Aso is a front-runner to become Japan's prime minister after incumbent Yasuo Fukuda abruptly resigned on Monday.
Last year's manga award recipient was also from Hong Kong. Lee Chi Ching won for a comic depiction of the work of Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu.
The prize's judges this year received 368 submissions from 46 countries and territories, according to Japan's foreign ministry.
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