
'Slam Dunk' Artist Takehiko Inoue Earns Appointment As A Japanese Goodwill Ambassador To Spain
Comics are officially bringing nations together.
To celebrate 400 years of diplomacy between Japan and Spain, 46-year-old Takehiko Inoue -- the creator of of Slam Dunk, Vagabond, Real and other celebrated manga -- has been appointed as one of three goodwill ambassadors to Spain by the Japanese Foreign Ministry, to serve from now until July 31 of 2014.

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