The Japanese government officially asked Internet service providers in Japan to block access to pirated manga websites on April 13.
According to the newspaper’s source from a service provider, Mangamura was voluntarily shut down by its administrators.
The government had stated earlier this month that it planned to officially ask the providers to block the sites.
NHK also announced that its Today’s Close-Up (Close-Up Gendai Plus) news program will devote an episode to Mangamura on Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. JST.
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