In the pantheon of yokai, spooky beings of Japanese folklore embody anxieties ancient and modern. On Shodoshima, an art contest helps bring new ones to life. By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida Reporting ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. "Yokai Watch? WTF is that?" was my first response when I heard about the 3DS game that had Brian ransacking toy stores. This week, I spent four ...

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power to fend off plagues, became a worldwide sensation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame, ...

Julián F.L. is a Video Game & Anime expert, historian & journalist with a lot of passion for these subjects and over 10 years of experience in writing about them. He knows every single Pokémon by ...

Publisher FINE and developer Shadow Glove will release a Switch version of Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure game Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!, the companies announced. A release date ...

A cavalcade of creatures from Japanese folklore come alive in “The Great Yokai War: Guardian,” a hugely enjoyable fantasy-adventure directed by the famously prolific and supremely versatile Takashi ...

Takashi Yamazaki’s fantastical adventure Yokaipedia, which opens in Hong Kong cinemas this week, tells the story of three middle-schoolers from a small Japanese town who must do battle with a host of ...

Back in 2016, Marc Zimmerman was the opening chef at the Tokyo outpost of Alexander’s Steakhouse. And during his time in Japan, he gained an appreciation for and love of Tokyo’s post-work dining and ...

At Gozu in San Francisco, chef Marc Zimmerman’s love of Wagyu beef has been translated into a 10-course tasting menu that shows off the whole cow from head to tail. For his next venture, he’s going a ...

Many fans of Pokemon can easily enough pick out which of the 800+ creatures are inspired by real-world animals, like the gecko-like Treecko or owl-like Noctowl. Some Pokemon are even inspired by ...