Japanese old and young are celebrating the birth date of cartoon character Astro Boy, who was recognised as an envoy by one Tokyo ward and resident of a town north of the capital.

Komura told the doll, with an unidentified person inside, that he hoped he would widely promote Japanese animated cartoons, or “anime.” “Doraemon, I hope you will travel around the world as ...

The cartoon show started off small ... It has many levels, but it brings joy. It makes people happy," said Blessed of the show. But even Peppa Pig has experienced controversy.

Japan has pulled a mascot representing a cartoon tritium atom happily floating around in wastewater. People said the cuteness of the mascot undermined a serious issue, local media reported.

Japan voiced outrage over cartoons published in a French newspaper that took aim at the decision to award the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo despite the ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukushima. Satirical ...

Characters from the Harry Potter movies have recently been rendered in cartoon-style drawings and imprinted on stationery products in Japan, more than 15 years after the first movie was released.