Samurai may have mostly faded from Japan at the turn of the 20th century, but the mark they left on Japanese society is ...

The Japanese Film Festival is currently happening all across Ireland, and this year looks to have more films shown across ...

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 ...

With "Anākī: The Law and Economics of Samurai Organization," Leeson examines the birth of the Kamakura Bakufu (literally "tent government") in medieval Japan. The samurai were a class of skilled ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to ...

For a country as safe and orderly as Japan, the terrorist attack was an unimaginable shock. It came just two months after the Great Hanshin earthquake, a 6.9-magnitude disaster that killed more ...

Kameyama Castle Samurai Daishos are among the toughest elite enemies in Assassin's Creed Shadows, guarding one of the Legendary Chests in the game. Located in the Tamba region, on the far east ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aiming to ensure readiness and greater ...

Serving as the second adaptation of the manga (the first released back in the early 1990s) created by Gosho Aoyama (Case Closed), the series follows Yaiba, a young boy living in the jungle, where his ...