"Death Note" puts life into Japanese manga scene - This extremely detailed article on Mainichi focuses on the success of Tsugumi Oba's debut manga Death Note. The article points out a movie and anime are on the way.

3 favorite manga going strong at the 30-year mark - Daily Yomiuri discusses Japan's long running manga series of 30 years; Glass Kamen, Kochira Kame and Oke no Monsho. (Read it quick before it becomes a subscriber only article)

Boilet's bridge to France - Yomiuri kicks another goal with an their article on French artist Frederic Boilet and his innovating manga anthology which features manga by Japanese artists and French on the topic of living in Japan. (Again read it before Yomiuri makes it available only to subscribers because they're bastards)