Samurai vs Ninja is run by Remow, a company founded in 2021 that boasts among its 20 shareholders many of Japan’s leading TV networks and publishing houses, as well as Toei and Shochiku, two of ...

In this Kings and Generals documentary, we explore the extraordinary life of Takezaki Suenaga, a Japanese samurai who fought in both Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281. Facing the might of ...

There was a time in Japanese history when the merest hint of personal dishonor would set a samurai to sharpening his hara-kari sword. Not so in postwar Japan, where the old concept of face has ...

Japan has a proud history of anti-imperialist struggle. G7 Japan Summit: From Samurai To America’s Geisha.

The Shogunate ushered in by Tokugawa would rule Japan from 1603 until 1868. Toranaga's rise is told through the eyes of an English sailor, John Blackthorne, a naval pilot who was working for a ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way ...

On a trip to Shonai, Japan, I was fortunate to score an interview with the last of the Samurai in the remote, mountainous region. More than 150 years ago, the feudal shogun or military leader of ...

Samurai who were members of the Bakufu were called gokenin, or honorable housemen. Only they could bring suit in Bakufu courts, so only they enjoyed its full protection and benefits.