You probably know Godzilla — the "king of monsters." But did you know that he is one of many fictional Japanese monsters? This special monster group is called kaiju. In kaiju movies, the giant ...

In traditional folk narratives ... and “Mono,” influenced by Buddhist protectors, monsters, and supernatural creatures. This mirrored the anxieties and fears of the Heian-era Japanese populace. The ...

Surveys the major works and authors of medieval Japanese (poetry, prose, and drama) from the Kamakura and Muromachi periods (1185--1600). Taught in English. Recommended prereq., JPNS 1051. For ...

“Juhyo” ice monsters once inhabited a wide area of the Japanese archipelago but are steadily disappearing due to climate change. The phenomenon, rarely observed outside the country, is a ...

The Japanese folk ritual was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2018. Robot with human-like walk taking a stroll in China stuns experts Wild new study links body part size to ...

Directed by Michael Dougherty, the film stars Millie Bobby Brown, known for her role as Eleven in the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things, Golden Globe nominee Zhang Ziyi, Japanese star Ken ...

From Godzilla to Pokermon (literally, "pocket monster") toys, Japanese monsters have become a staple commodity of late-capitalist global pop culture. This course seeks to place this phenomenon within ...