Though they lived centuries apart, Aristotle and Tsunetomo both explored what it means to live virtuously, and the risks of ...
The final room showcases the ninja and their role in feudal Japanese society. You’ll learn about the multi-purpose nature of ...
Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...
Everything is not what it seems in Everett Kennedy Brown’s captivating photographic series on Japan’s samurai. While Brown’s photographs look like artifacts from the warriors’ feudal-period heyday, ...
One of the most influential character archetypes in film history is adapting to contemporary social mores and finding new life on Japan’s screens big and small. By Gavin Blair By the time the samurai ...
A 17th century Catholic Samurai and martyr was beatified during a Mass in ‎Osaka, Japan on Tuesday. Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Vatican's ‎Congregation for the Causes of Saints, presided ...
As Samurai Japan gears up to defend its World Baseball Classic title, its roster is beginning to take shape. While superstar ...
A few years back, fans were blown away by Bandai’s Tamashii Nations’ amazingly detailed series of Star Wars-inspired samurai figurines. These intricate figures–which mashed up historical samurai armor ...