Japan has a long history of making art out of yokai, the ghouls and monsters that were believed to lurk in the shadows, but perhaps the most famous modern examples of yokai art are those created by ...

The world of yokai art: exploring the appeal of yokai / Koichi Yumoto -- Yokai and monsters / Daniel Sastre -- Ghost picture scroll (Obake emaki)-- The night parade of one hundred demons picture ...

Japan could be said to be a country of yokai (ghosts). Often called goblins in English, yokai are much more varied than that poor translation suggests. These folklore beasties, like European fairies, ...

Step into the shadowed world of Japan’s mythology, where mischievous yokai, haunting spirits, and divine beasts walk between the living and the dead. Each creature tells a story — of fear, faith, and ...

From the makers of Daimajin comes a trilogy of terror ripped from the pages of Japanese folklore, with ghosts and monsters from ancient myths and legends brought to ...

Nobody was quite sure how Shuten-doji had turned into an ogre. Some said it was after his mother abandoned him. Others stated that wine had corrupted his soul. Those with a fondness for the macabre ...

Tango Gameworks' upcoming Ghostwire: Tokyo seems to be a bold step in mixing traditional survival horror with action-packed gameplay. Boasting renowned developers such as Shinji Mikami at the creative ...

Takashi Yamazaki’s fantastical adventure Yokaipedia, which opens in Hong Kong cinemas this week, tells the story of three middle-schoolers from a small Japanese town who must do battle with a host of ...

Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi, the third version of Yokai Watch 2 following July’s Yokai Watch 2: Ganso and Yokai Watch 2: Honke, launched in Japan today. Famitsu was on the scene outside Biccamera in ...

TOKYO – The third installment in the “Yokai Watch” feature series, based on a popular role playing game, jostled with “Rogue One” for top spot at the Japanese box office. Both were down on their ...