The release of the hugely popular Japanese cinema franchise reflects warming ties between the Asian superpowers after years of tension over territorial issues. By Gavin J Blair, Clifford Coonan The ...

The Doraemon manga appeared in the pages of magazines from 1969 to 1996. In all, nearly 1,350 episodes were published over those years, including more than a dozen book-length works. The creation, ...

TOKYO — Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama died of natural causes on Sept. 29, her agency, Actors ...

TOKYO (AP) — Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for more than a quarter century, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for more than a quarter century, ...

Doraemon, the Cat-Shaped Robot Who Comes Back From the Future to Help One Little Boy Grow up -- so He Can Ultimately Save Humanity -- Is the Longest-Running Animated Series in the World Based on the ...

An earless blue robotic cat, one pocket bulging with gadgets from the future and a lifelong fear of mice: Who is he? Japan roars the answer — but English readers may be stumped. Because, even though ...

Doraemon, everybody’s favorite blue robot cat, could be coming to a salad near you in the not-too-distant future. Anyone can turn a hard boiled egg into the shape of the Japanese icon, and the good ...

Politicians and activists push for television ban of popular blue character regarded as corrupting influence on children Politicians and activists in India and Pakistan are campaigning to ban the ...

Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for more than a quarter century, died of ...