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Japanese manga such as "One Piece" have attained far-reaching popularity overseas. (Photo by Kyra Jaegar)

RIHO NAGAO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A Tokyo-based startup and a group of public and private investors aim to publish 50,000 new English-language titles of Japanese manga in five years -- over three times the current available total -- with artificial intelligence, Nikkei has learned.

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