Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

The Japanese government is in the midst of a drive to recruit people from outside the country to work in a broad range ... is encouraging them through his cartoons. Mauricio de Sousa is a popular ...

BANGKOK--Thailand's emerging student pro-democracy movement has adopted a Japanese cartoon hamster, Hamtaro, as a creative way to get support from young people around the country. University and ...