Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the ...

A fantasy film directed by Takashi Miike follows Tadashi who encounters Japanese mythological beings known as Yokai at a ...

Oni, the monstrous demons of Japan. Dishonest and deceptive they stole women and brought misfortune to the villages of Japan. So, Emperor Ichijō sent his greatest and most pure warrior to slay this ...

Japanese mythology and folklore set down in the Kojiki, Nihon shoki, and other ancient chronicles describe Japan’s yaoyorozu no kami—all the diverse, countless gods throughout the country.

he was revered by millions of Japanese people as a living god. Almost 100 years later, Japan's imperial family - the world's oldest continuing monarchy - is sporting a very different look.

There are at least 20 Hindu deities that are regularly worshiped in Japan, even as some of them have long been forgotten in India. Amongst the deities worshipped in Japan, one can see the idols of ...

Japanese firm Panasonic has brought back the "God of Management" in AI avatar form, ready to answer all your business ...

Deities from Japan, China, and India evolved into the Seven Lucky Gods, who are popularly depicted aboard a treasure ship. A pilgrimage of seven temples and shrines, each dedicated to one of the ...

When I think of autumn in Japan, I think of chestnuts, matsutake mushrooms and persimmons. Persimmons were known to the ancient Greeks as the “fruit of the gods”, and with good reason.