There have been many great Japanese Animated movies released over the years, from classics like Akira to recent hits like The Boy and the Heron.

Ahead of a weekend when Asian content will be making a big impact at San Diego Comic-Con, two of Japan’s largest industrial and financial conglomerates have quietly begun to invest in Japanese ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. By Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo ...

Since the dawn of time (animation time at least), people who aren’t in the know have categorised Japanese anime and American cartoons under the umbrella term of ‘animation’, expecting them both to ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - He's a small, blue robot cat from the future who's been the inspiration for an animated TV series, served as Japan's cartoon cultural ambassador and is beloved around the world. Now, ...

If you grew up in India during the 2000s, chances are you've either been scolded for watching 'Shinchan' or secretly laughed at his "elephant dance" when your parents weren't around (or was it just me ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Being a soldier in Japan after World War Two was seen as a job for failed police recruits and unemployed youth from depressed rural towns. But as tension with China chips away at ...