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Ben Dooley and Hikari Hida, The New York Times Published: 25 Feb 2021 03:22 PM BdST Updated: 25 Feb 2021 03:27 PM BdST Tokyo’s Akihabara district, a centre of anime culture, on Jan 14, 2021. The industry’s boom has only widened the gap between profits and wages. Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times Tetsuya Akutsu, a freelance animator, at work in his apartment in Tokyo on Jan 14, 2021. Akutsu wants to start a family, but on his wages, he says, "it’s impossible to get married and to raise a child." Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times A game centre in Tokyo featuring anime-inspired prizes...

Wase appointed new Japan Teqball Federation President Akinori Wase has taken over from Kenichi Akutsu as President of the Japan Teqball Federation. Also known as "Wasse", the new President is a teqball player in his own right and sits 30th in the International Federation of Teqball men's singles rankings. After Akutsu stood down, Wase was selected as his successor by the Japan Teqball Federation Board. In an open letter to the Japanese teqball community after taking the new role, Wase identified achieving full recognition from the Japanese Olympic Committee was among his top priorities. Sendi...