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Nepal’s capital saw an unusual image during recent unrest: a pirate flag from the Japanese manga One Piece hanging on the gates of the Singha Durbar palace as the historic site burned. The flag, ...

As Nepal’s famed Singha Durbar palace went up in flames last week, protesters determined to rattle the government hung a manga flag showing a skull wearing a straw hat against the building’s ornate ...