Shogakukan Executives Return Part of Their Pay Over Rehiring a Manga Artist Behind a Sexual Assault Case
# Shogakukan# manga artist# sexual misconduct# salary reduction# corporate ethics
Key Points
- A Shogakukan manga app editorial team rehired an artist under a new pen name after a sexual assault case ended his serialisation.
- The publisher said on the 4th that 26 executives including the president will return part of their pay.
- The controversy centres on the pen-name workaround, which readers were not told about.
Analysis
Why should readers in Taiwan care about a Japanese publishing company’s salary cuts? This incident highlights the growing public demand for ethical accountability in the entertainment industry. In Japan, corporate leaders are now directly responding to social backlash by adjusting their own compensation.
This mirrors similar challenges in Taiwan, where creators' personal conduct increasingly affects their professional opportunities. While Shogakukan’s move may not fully resolve the controversy, it shows a willingness to take responsibility.
The case underscores that businesses must balance profit with social values. Whether such incidents will lead to stricter industry oversight remains to be seen.