Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Japan, he's "Gojira" — a name derived from the Japanese words "gorira," meaning gorilla, and "kujira," meaning whale. In ...

In the 1950s, the scariest monster for me was Godzilla (followed by Joe McCarthy and Richard Nixon). Godzilla, a prehistoric creature standing 200 feet high, weighed 60,000 tons — give or take a few ...

Legacy of Monsters is just one example of the staying power of the Godzilla story. Self-confessed fan Ed Power delves into the lore of a tale that has origins in Japan's wartime trauma ...

In Japan, he's "Gojira" — a name derived from the Japanese words "gorira," meaning gorilla, and "kujira," meaning whale. In America, he's "Godzilla" — a name ...