Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

A Japanese actor who was the voice of "Doraemon", a cartoon cat robot beloved by children in Japan and other countries has died, her agency said Friday. Nobuyo Oyama was 90. For a quarter of a ...

Designed by Yuko Shimizu, the familiar anthropomorphised cat character has transcended cult status and become an instantly recognised icon of contemporary Japan, a gateway drug to Kawaii culture ...

The Kind-Hearted Cat Single mother and nursery school teacher Miyuki meets Sri Lankan Kumara while doing volunteer work in northeastern Japan after the 2011 disaster. One year later, the two ...

In this dialogue-free cat's-eye view of a world after humans, a boatload of animals squabble and scamper but learn to survive as a makeshift family.

“As the tide of war turned against Japan, the public spontaneously began referring to British and American people as devils in line with the government’s stance.” He noted that Prime ...