Explore Japanese history books covering samurai, religion, war, pop culture and modern society, from ancient Japan to today.

Two of the stars of Japanese history are samurai and ninja, and the Samurai and Ninja Museum in Tokyo gives guests the opportunity to learn about, and even experience, different aspects of the two ...

The sport of Yabusame dates back over 800 years, when samurai would practice it. KAMAKURA, Japan, May 13, 2010 — -- Mounted on galloping horses, archers race full speed down a narrow dirt path.

NARA, Japan — They were once weapons of war. The most famous blades from Japan's rich history. Legendary swords that date back a thousand years or more. Travel across the country and you will see them ...

“Throne of Blood,” Akira Kurosawa’s eloquently stylized 1957 reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” as a 16th century Japanese samurai saga, hovers in the flushed, rosy atmosphere of a new exhibition ...

Four teams of Japanese directors and producers and their movies about punk samurai, female sumo wrestlers, zombies and an artist’s love for his garden were in the spotlight at the Tokyo International ...

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 ...

TOKYO - The "47 ronin" samurai who inspired the long-loved saga of loyalty and honor eulogized in films, books and plays are fighting a new kind of battle in urban Japan. An apartment complex is going ...

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 ...

In 1613, a Japanese samurai was sent to Europe to negotiate opening a new trade route. In 1613, feudal lord Date Masamune sent a Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe to negotiate with the Pope and ...