Many fans of Pokemon can easily enough pick out which of the 800+ creatures are inspired by real-world animals, like the gecko-like Treecko or owl-like Noctowl. Some Pokemon are even inspired by ...

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power to fend off plagues, became a worldwide sensation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame, ...

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 ...

FUKUSAKI, Hyogo Prefecture—An eerie initiative to transform the hometown of famed folklorist Kunio Yanagita into a haven for “yokai” ghouls is working wonders for local tourism, drawing more than ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A wild array of mischievous shape-shifting creatures from Japanese folklore, some yokai are monstrous, some are human-like and some are ...

Some video games get a reputation for being weird purely because they're Japanese. That's the case with Yo-Kai Watch on the Nintendo 3DS ($39.99), but the oddity is distinct and easily explained.

We now know Yumemizuki Mizuki will be the new Genshin Impact Anemo character who will debut in 5.4. She’s from the Inazuma region and is a yumekui-baku youkai that works at the region’s Aisa Bathhouse ...