Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For millions of Japanese viewers as well as countless fans across the globe, the Ultraman franchise, pitting a giant superhero ...

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How ancient history and modern calamities have cultivated a national obsession with menacing creatures. By Aatish Taseer Photographs by Tess Ayano ON A BLUSTERY afternoon last November, I stood on the ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

Silent Hill f is rich in Japanese folkloric imagery, if you know where to look. Set in 1960s Japan, Silent Hill f reimagines the franchise’s signature psychological horror through the lens of folklore ...

Oni are fierce creatures with horns that appear in Japanese folk legends like Momotarō. In modern depictions, their skins are commonly red, although they may also be other colors like blue or yellow, ...

Hakkoda in Aomori Prefecture is one of the three most famous places in Japan for Snow Monsters. (The other two are Zao in Miyagi and Mt. Moriyoshi in Akita.) Hakkoda is also something of a Mecca for ...