Despite the vast geographical divide, Indian and Japanese folktales exhibit striking thematic parallels rooted in moral ...

A rare fish, regarded as a harbinger of doom, has washed up on the shore of Encinitas in southern California.It is the second ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure ...

Wensoing and Loolo did not just stop at revealing the theme. They also hinted at new biomes that players might explore in ...

The installation was inspired by kodama, woodland spirits in Japanese folklore. The artist Ed Elliott says it is a way of "celebrating nature". Video journalist: Maddie Simpson Follow BBC ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we journey to the Shima Peninsula of Mie Prefecture, where legend tells of the Tomokazuki. When shell divers descended into the ocean ...