JAPAN-FRANCE-MANGA

TO GO WITH AFP STORY "JAPAN-FRANCE-MANGA" BY KARYN POUPEE This handout shows a scene of "Yanagawa", drawn by French cartoonist Vincent Lefrancois in 2009, who is based at Fukuoka, western Japan. Yanagawa is a southern city in Fukuoka prefecture referred to as Japan's Venice. HANDOUT RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / VINCENT LEFRANCOIS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS