The 43-year-old, whose work consists mainly of cute yet quirky drawings of impish girls, openly proclaims himself a pacifist. In late September, Nara traveled to Afghanistan. There he produced ...

It was there that I realized the bottoms were covered in tiny peace symbols. On the rack, I had only noted the vibrant collection of colors. I begged off and exchanged them for this not-as-cute ...

Within hours of the news breaking on Friday night, a unique drawing featuring the Eiffel Tower at the center of a peace sign started popping up all over Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

“I’m drawing a big peace sign with a U.S. soldier on one side and an Iraqi solider on the other,” he said. “They’re both going to carry white flags.” It was the third year the school ...