Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite ...

In Japan, "anime," pronounced "ah-nee-meh," are cartoons that date back to the early 1900s. A related Japanese term is "manga," which refers to animated cartoons and comics in general, not ...

Rather, the 29-year-old ... Japan during World War II. The voluminous work features upward of 460 caricatures from popular magazines and other publications from between 1941 and 1945. “Cartoons ...

Fourteen-year-old Sarah Kusumoto is a big fan of Mauricio’s cartoons. She can hold everyday conversations in Japanese, but she comes to Aoki’s class to learn subjects requiring stronger ...

One of Walt Disney's earliest films has been discovered in Japan. An anime historian had the cartoon for 70 years before he realised it was one of seven lost films. The two-minute short features ...

The cast gathered in the recording studio, taking turns at the microphones as animated scenes from one of Japan’s most beloved television cartoons ... voice of a 24-year-old stay-at-home mother.