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Watching "Shin Godzilla," Toho's reboot of its signature monster series, I couldn't help feeling sorry for the non-Japanese fans forced to read a blizzard of subtitles for this extremely talky and densely populated film, with a break every 10 minutes or so for Godzilla ...

Godzilla is going on the rampage once more. And this time the monster will be made in Japan, like the original. Film studio Toho's announcement comes after the success earlier this year of Hollywood's latest Godzilla film, directed by Gareth Edwards, which grossed more than $500 ...

The old Godzilla movies made by Japan's Toho studio between 1954 and 2004 were B-grade monster movies. They were cheesy and primitive, for the most part, but displayed the charm of inventive filmmakers who were trying to transcend the limitations of budget and technology ...

A New Orleans brewery has agreed to change the name of one of its beers after it was sued by the Japanese company that owns the rights to the movie monster Godzilla. Attorneys for Toho Co. Ltd. announced Wednesday that they had settled a trademark ...

"Godzilla" was the first Japanese movie I saw. It was also the first for many other American baby boomers, though we did not view Ishiro Honda's 1954 original, but a version that had been heavily edited and dubbed for the U.S. market, with additional ...

He spews radioactive fire, razes cities and pummels creatures from Earth and beyond, but even Godzilla needs a good lawyer sometimes. After all, you don't survive 60 years in the movie business without taking some fights to court. For decades, attorneys acting on behalf of ...

This month's column takes an intrepid look at efforts to expand protected areas in Japan and worldwide, areas that are essential to conserve biological diversity and mitigate natural disasters. "Intrepid" because ecosystems are the backbone of food and water security, and with national security now ...