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.

How much can an ugly blue cartoon character influence a country? Apparently, quite a lot. So much so that the parliament had to pass a bill to ban it. This is a rant on the fabled blue character, ...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Wednesday submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly calling for a ban on popular Japanese manga and anime series Doraemon. The resolution urges Pakistan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man takes photographs of his girlfriend posing next to a Doraemon figure during an exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, August 31, ...

KARACHI: A Pakistani opposition lawmaker on Wednesday proposed banning 24-hour cartoon TV channels, specifically the popular Japanese series "Doraemon", drawing ridicule on social media in a country ...