Strange Maps, the latest work by the enigmatic horror-mystery author Uketsu, debuted at No. 1 on the inaugural all-genre list of the newly launched Billboard Japan Book Charts. Known for his ...

Japan’s annual Mobility Show hasn’t even started yet — it starts on October 26 and runs through November 5 — but things are already getting weird regarding EVs. It’s exciting on multiple levels — not ...

Authorities in Japan have been left flummoxed after the inexplicable arrival of a large metal sphere on a beach. The object of unknown provenance washed up on the shores of the city of Hamamatsu, with ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Weird Japan Weird Japan is a role-playing game in which the main character returns from the war with the Crusaders.During the war, the world has changed and ...

Cough-medicine-flavoured KitKat anyone? It may not be to everyone’s taste, but this is just one of 300 weird and wonderful flavours flying off the shelves in Japan, which has become the world’s ...

While we here in the US still struggle to come to terms with robots increasingly interacting with humans, the Japanese have been ahead in their acceptance of robots as part of everyday life. Japan ...

Japanese folklore includes many spirits, and not all of them are meant to frighten. Some are remembered for strange habits or mildly disruptive behavior rather than fear. They come across as odd, ...