In Japan, he's "Gojira" — a name derived from the Japanese words "gorira," meaning gorilla, and "kujira," meaning whale. In America, he's "Godzilla" — a name ...

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations. Many of these witnesses have spent their lives warning of the dangers ...

In 1954, Japanese cinema made two enormous contributions to world culture. In April of that year, Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” was released by Toho Co. Ltd. Embraced by the U.S. and Europe, the ...

Daniel is a University of Louisville graduate with an English degree, a sizable collection of Blu-rays, books, records, and a love of hiking. On November 3, 1954, the king of the monsters rampaged its ...

Godzilla has morphed over the years, but one constant is the devotion of its fans, who celebrated the Japanese monster's 70th anniversary at the pop culture convention Comic-Con. The Japanese studio ...

Steve Ryfle remembers scouring the TV Guide each week to find the monster movies and Universal horror films he loved. “You had to make an appointment with yourself to be by the TV, so it was really ...