Much like Godzilla, Ultraman has become a big part of Japan’s pop culture when it comes to any and all things kaiju-related. First appearing in the 1960s, Ultraman has garnered countless movies, ...

We’ve been waiting for the 1960s Tokyo TV show Ultraman to become a big-screen movie for ages, and finally the Science Special Search Party is reactivating. And thank goodness, the new version is ...

For 55 years, “Ultraman” has been one of Japan’s A-list superheroes — defending the planet from alien kaiju and inspiring all manner of global pop culture, from the “Power Rangers” to Paul Rudd’s “Ant ...

As if being king once were not enough for Japan’s former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi — who once serenaded President George W. Bush with Elvis oldies at Graceland — the man with the coif and ...