A Japanese actor who was the voice of “Doraemon”, a cartoon cat robot beloved by children in Japan and other countries has died, her agency said today. Nobuyo Oyama was 90. For a quarter of a century ...

The "Doraemon" hot air balloon floats over Malaysia's landmark Putra Perdana, the office of the Prime Minister, in the capital of Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 17, 2011.

TOKYO – Doraemon, Japan’s robot cat from the future, will celebrate turning minus 100 years old by being given official residence of the city where he will be born, a city official told AFP on Friday.

Japan has created an unusual government post to promote animation, and named a perfect figure Wednesday to the position: a popular cartoon robot cat named Doraemon. Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura ...