What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame, however, a U.S.-born illustrator living here started introducing Japanese ghouls and hobgoblins to the world while providing ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face. In certain regions of Ehime ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure ...

ANDY TORBET:And here's what happened when I get into a high-pressure situation with a giant spider crab. ANDY TORBET:It's time to say konichiwa, which is Japanese for hello, to this. The giant ...

I rewatched episodes and clips of the Japanese Spider-Man show to tap into that universe's sensitivity and dramatic body language, and also referred to other early '80s shows in the Tokusatsu ...