A record number of Japanese nationals are living abroad as permanent residents, now exceeding the half-million mark, according to the Foreign Ministry's latest survey. The accumulated total of ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face.

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.

The scrolls will be on display at the temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward from late April. "We hope that visitors will be able to experience the splendor of Japanese culture," said Taigan Kobori ...

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