Lat's 'Kampung Boy' wins Japanese comic award


The cover of the Japanese version of Lat's "Kampung Boy".

KUALA LUMPUR: The Japanese version of Lat's Kampung Boy comic won second place in Japan's Gaiman Award for the overseas comic category.

According to a statement, the comic by Datuk Mohd Nor Khalid, popularly known as Lat, topped 14 other comics from several countries including Britain, Spain, China and South Korea.

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