HONG KONG – Walt Disney is to begin broadcasting Japanese cartoon “Doraemon,” the first time in the iconic series’ history that it will play in English in the U.S. Some 26 English-dubbed ...

Early next month, Ninja Warrior, known in Japan as Sasuke, will return to U.S. TV under a new deal between NBC-owned Esquire Network and Tokyo Broadcasting System.

Popular Cartoon Series Makes Japanese Shrine a Magnet for Fans Devotees Are Mainly Young Men, Who Dress Like the Characters -- in Miniskirts By Hiroko Tabuchi July 30, 2008 12:01 am ET ...