Discover the profound spiritual and cultural significance of black butterflies. Explore their meaning as symbols of ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

A deep-sea dweller that rarely comes to the ocean’s surface washed ashore a beach in Southern California, making it the ...

Two dead oarfish have washed ashore in Southern California waters in the last few months. One was spotted in August and the ...

Orang Ikan' makes a bold foray into the creature film genre, depicting a mythological creature recorded in several Malay & ...

Japanese folklore has been a mainstay in anime for ages. Inuyasha, Natsume's Book of Friends, and Mushishi are some of the ...

Japanese artist Jun Makita combines ... scenes filled with symbolic motifs and mythical creatures. Hsu’s work explores heritage and mythology, creating a visual bridge between past and present.

Art and supernatural lovers were left spellbound as the ‘Yokai Parade — Supernatural Monsters from Japan’ exhibition ... often in a whimsical way. Such creatures are also referred to as ...

Shigeyuki Yamato scanned the shallow coastal waters of southeastern Japan and saw something stand out from the stoney and sandy bottom. It was a small, black and white creature similar to a shrimp.

Set in 1942 in the Pacific, the film follows a Japanese soldier named Saito and a British prisoner-of-war named Bronson, who are stranded on a deserted island, hunted by a deadly creature known as ...

The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power. By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and ...