For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made them legends across the world. A group of the fighting elite, trained in ...

Starting in the late 12th century, Japan evolved into a feudal realm. While the emperor was the named head of state, military commanders known as shoguns were the de facto rulers.

T he history of the samurai is inextricably linked with the history of Japan. Not only were they brave warriors, but they ...

NAGOYA--Instead of hurling "shuriken" stars or vanishing into thin air, ninja missions in Tottori province in the Edo Period ...

It was Mayberry transformed into a Kurosawa movie. Smiling Japanese grannies in smocks sold fruits and vegetables out of wooden boxes along a mountain path, while unmanned kiosks had merely change ...

Japanese, Kamakura Period, second half of the thirteenth century Handscroll; ink and color on paper 41.3 x 699.7 cm (16¼ x 275½ in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Fenollosa-Weld Collection, 11.4000 ...

"The Tale of Genji," often called Japan's first novel, was written 1,000 years ago. Yet it still occupies a powerful place in the Japanese imagination. A popular TV drama, "Dear Radiance ...

Madrid, Mar 18 (EFE).- The “Assassin’s Creed” franchise, one of the best-selling in video game history, with over 230 million copies sold worldwide, is finally delving into feudal Japan with ...