In 2008, Japanese scientists discovered the Pikachu protein, which is key to understanding how our bodies work.

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference on Friday to send a message to Japan: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across ...

The 2025 Japan World Expo Committee, which is leading the bid to host the bi-annual major event, has revealed that Pikachu has joined the cause as an ambassador for their bid. Pikachu, the face of the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Hundreds of Pikachu have descended upon the city of Yokohama in Japan, but this year it looks like ...

Jennifer Bisset was a senior editor for CNET. She covered film and TV news and reviews. The movie that inspired her to want a career in film is Lost in Translation. She won Best New Journalist in 2019 ...

If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” While still a minority, these names have grown in popularity over recent ...

While in Japan for the Pokemon Go Safari Zone event in Yokosuka this week, we had the chance to check out Tokyo's limited edition Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee-themed trains. Certain cars on ...

Pikachu is the definitive mascot of the entire Pokémon franchise, from the anime to the manga to the movies to the merch to the Trading Card Game, so of course, there has to be a card featuring the ...

The Pikachu Choco Banana Cake featuring will be available to purchase on its own for 745 yen (~$4.99). The Pokemon franchise mascot’s cake will contain chocolate cream sandwiched between two sponge ...

Pokemon Go appears to have gotten shiny versions of Pikachu and Raichu while we weren't looking. The new shiny versions of our favorite mascot were spotted first in Japan. As Comicbook.com reports, ...

From rhino-sized Rhyhorns to worm-like Diglett, visitors to PokéPark Kanto will roam a forest populated by lifelike Pokémon statues when the attraction opens next week ...