A rarely seen 'doomsday' fish was found ashore on a Mexico beach, sparking fears of a looming disaster. Legend has it that the fish are harbingers of earthquakes and other natural disasters.

Fukusaki (福崎町) is a town located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the ...

Without its usual crowd of spectators, Kaikyokan’s sunfish essentially started to fall into a deep-sea depression.

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

In the years since he died penniless in 1933 many have wondered how this singular figure managed to make such a dramatic impact on those within his adopted Appalachian community and far beyond. (B ...

Tuttle Publishing announced that Tales of the Kyoto Ghost Priest: True Horror Stories from Japan, the manga edition, will ...

Mascot characters are a staple of animated Japanese media, like game series and anime or manga. These are typically ...

The game takes stylistic inspiration from classic Japanese samurai films, particularly the works of Akira Kurosawa. Its Legends storyline combines elements of Japanese mythology and folklore.

In Japan and throughout the world, snakes are prominent characters in mythology, from menacing creatures to guardian deities to awe-inspiring symbols of transformation and rebirth. The earliest ...

It might be a long shot, but Ghost of Yotei could show an entirely different side of one of Ghost of Tsushima's most iconic ...

Serpo Aliens in Dandadan are inspired by Ufology and Ultraman, with a costume that resembles a former Thai prime minister. The Flatwoods Monster in Dandadan refers to a real-life cryptid with ...