Tetsuya Chiba is a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories.
Background
He was born in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Shenyang, Liaoning when northeast China was colonized by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory when they lived in China.
Career
Shigeyuki Chiba works under the pen name Taro Nami. Chiba"s works include Tomorrow"s Joe, his best known work. Many of his early titles are still in print due to continued popularity.
He lives in Nerima, Tokyo.
In 1958, he made his professional debut in Shōjo Book with Butōkai no Shōjo. In the 1960s, he wrote shōnen and shōjo manga at the same time.
In July 2012 he was appointed as the chairman of the Japan Cartoonists Association after Takashi Yanase stepped down due to age and health reasons.